Meena Harris
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Lauren Underwood talks about her run for Illinois’ Fourteenth Congressional District. If she wins, she’ll be the youngest-ever African American woman in Congress.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Lupe Valdez, who could be the first lesbian and first Hispanic governor of Texas, talks about her run.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Dana Balter talks about her run for Congress in New York. If she wins, she’ll be the first woman to represent her district.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Christine Hallquist talks about her run for governor of Vermont. If she wins, she’ll be the first transgender governor in the nation.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Rashida Tlaib, who could be one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, talks about her run.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Deb Haaland talks about her run for Congress in New Mexico. If she wins, she could be one of the first Native American congresswomen in US history.
In this series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primaries across the nation. This week, Vangie Williams talks about her run for Congress in Virginia. If she wins, she’ll be the first black woman to hold the seat. To read Meena’s interview with Paulette Jordan, click here.
In a new series, we interview female candidates who are winning historic primary elections across the nation. For our first, Idaho’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate discusses her political race in her own words.
The “moral compass” of California’s state senate wants women to run — but she also wants us to have honest conversations about what that actually looks like.
The city has a chance to support a black woman in politics, and instead its leaders are holding her back.
An interview with Zim Ugochukwu, the founder of Travel Noire.
Where to donate that outfit you wore on Election Day.
Meet the creators behind the app bringing new hairstyling resources directly to black women.
An interview with the founder of Girls Who Code.
A roundtable discussion about the inadequacy of diversity rhetoric in Silicon Valley.
Meena Harris interviews Karen Byrd, the small-business entrepreneur behind Natural Girls United, a company that makes natural hairstyles for black Barbie dolls.