Black women in entertainment leverage their power to back Harris
Source: Axios
12 hours ago
Hours after President Biden stepped down, political organizer Evan Seymour got to work.
The big picture: Seymour quickly invited a group of 10 Black women working in the entertainment industry into a WhatsApp group chat that sprouted into a 500-member collective, united to prevent former President Trump's return to the White House and support Vice President Kamala Harris's election.
Between the lines: Black women in entertainment for Kamala (BWIE4Kamala) is part of a growing movement, raising money, educating voters and connecting with other powerful women to support Harris's campaign, which raised $361 million in August, solidifying her financial advantage over Trump.
Zoom out: Seymour was working on "The Big Cigar" for Apple TV+, a show depicting the plan to help Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton flee to Cuba to escape criminal charges.
Seymour tells Axios she shed tears over her decision to leave Apple and lead this group, but this was fueled, in part, by her political interest and early work as an activist back at Spelman College.
"I'm not an in-church every Sunday Christian, but I'm spiritual," she said. "I believe in myself and have people around me who believe in me."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/09/14/harris-black-women-2024-election
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