Where is Kamala Harris? Y’all didn’t want her, so she's resting
Recently, I was talking to one of my friends, and she said, “Where is Kamala? We need her.” I responded, “Y’all didn’t want her, so she’s resting.”
I find it crazy that people are wondering where our former VP is — when she lost. That made me reflect on a larger issue: America has a pattern of disrespecting Black women while still expecting them to show up. But I’m here to tell you — my sisters are done with that mindset.
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Black women have consistently overperformed in Democratic politics. This election cycle was no different — Black women, along with Black men, turned out at the polls in November. Yet, White voters overwhelmingly supported a twice-impeached, convicted felon.
So, I say this — Kamala Harris is probably doing what all Black women should be doing right now: resting. And rest, for Black women, is a form of resistance.
Black women have led countless social and political movements, yet their efforts are constantly taken for granted. Take the women’s suffrage movement, for example — Black women fought for a right they wouldn’t even be able to exercise at the time. Why? Because they saw the vision. They knew that one day, this wayward country would finally grant them the basic right to vote for their elected leaders.
So instead of asking, Where is Kamala Harris? Maybe the real question should be: Why do White voters continue to support a candidate who constantly threatens the very democracy our founding fathers fought to create?
