Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Celebrity

The After Effect: Black Women Business Leaders React To Election Results – Essence

rmtsa by rmtsa
November 7, 2024
in Celebrity
0
The After Effect: Black Women Business Leaders React To Election Results – Essence
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

#ESSENCEFest: National Urban League Luncheon

Inside Mielle Organics’ Essence Festival 2025 Pop-Up – Essence

Why No Woman Should Be Shamed For Having An Abortion

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 25: Pinky Cole speaks onstage during Day 3 of the 2024 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 25, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Pinky Cole woke up this morning extremely weary. 

Despite singlehandedly building her catering business to a multi-million dollar vegan food empire in less than a decade, she says she is the most emotionally bereft she’s been in years. 

“I’m sad,” she tells ESSENCE.

She shares this presidential election cycle was the most politically engaged she’s been in her life. 

“When Obama won the election, I was still in college and not  an entrepreneur so yeah, the policies back then affected me as a human being, but as a business owner, this election hit different,” the 36-year-old says. 

Her sentiments echo that of countless other Black women in business who woke up this morning to the news that  Donald J. Trump officially became the president-elect of the United States. 

Despite being an accused rapist, convicted felon and twice impeached, President-elect Trump still managed to win over swing states thanks to white women, latinos and a small faction of Black men that voted for him. Disappointing, yes. Surprising, no, according to Dr. Peggy Roberts. 

The New York-based nurse practitioner owns a healthcare practice and has hinged her career on prioritizing women’s wellbeing, regardless of their tax bracket. Roberts says that she most fears what will happen to how she can deliver care since she accepts Medicaid, a program conservatives are aiming to get rid of. 

“He won because misogynoir was more important than the health of our nation,” Roberts tells ESSENCE. “This election came down to race and gender.  Most Americans did not want a woman, and definitely not a Black one in office. So, they would rather not vote or vote for Trump despite all of his harmful antics than to have an overqualified Black woman in office.” 

She also points out misinformation colored an already undereducated voting pool making it easier for the president-elect to edge Harris out. 

“There’s a large number of Americans focused on the ripple effects of inflation and want to blame it on Biden because we’re currently under his administration but  they seem to forget that Trump inherited a good economy from Obama. Then we had COVID. So, Biden inherited an economy during a pandemic.” 

Morgan Malone, CEO of City Bureau, a national civic journalism organization says Black women in the nonprofit sector in particular should be bracing themselves for the downturns to come. 

“We have a social cohesion problem and that affects every facet of leadership,” alone tells ESSENCE. “I’m thinking a lot about revenue diversification right now. Yes, you can get philanthropic dollars. Yes, you can get individual donors. But you have to get real about putting more streams of income in place that aren’t your typical kinds of monetization.” 

She says that although the City Bureau is a journalism-first organization, she heavily prioritizes the bottom line. 

“I’m already thinking through what assets we own so that we have collateral if ever we need a line of credit because making sure you have other reserves in place is going to be critical for everybody. For real, for real. You can no longer just rely on one product, one base, one audience, one stream of revenue. Those days are gone.” 

She is not off base. 

Project 2025, the right-leaning manifesto written by conservative group The Heritage Foundation outlines proposed policies that could directly threaten gains in housing, social justice, economic equity and labor protections. 

Despite his attempts to distance himself from the agenda, Trump is likely to roll back any and all programs aimed at supporting Black-owned businesses with resources and funding, two elements that are notoriously disproportionate to access particularly for Black women business owners. 

To date, Black women-owned businesses received less than 3% of venture capital funds distributed to founders and threats to programs that aim to close that funding gap have already been enacted by the right. Earlier this year,  the Fearless Fund, a VC fund that gave capital to Black women founders, was forced to shutter due to a sweeping lawsuitv filed by Edward Blum, an anti-affirmative opponent. 

Despite this sobering setback, like always, Black women persist. Cole attributes this sticktoitiveness to the strong community Black women have cultivated with one another. 

“I’m praying for VP Harris’s mental health right now,” Cole says, her voice wobbling. “This is incredibly emotional because history is happening right before our eyes and it’s revealing some ugly truths.  But I am a woman who is a leader, who is a mother, who cares about reproductive rights. And I saw myself, no I still see myself in this woman and her ability to lead this country as the President of the United States. But one thing about women is we don’t give up. We get better, we get better, we keep going.”



Source link

Tags: BlackBusinessEFFECTElectionEssenceLeadersReactResultsWomen
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

#ESSENCEFest: National Urban League Luncheon

by rmtsa
July 6, 2025
0
#ESSENCEFest: National Urban League Luncheon

It was glitz, glam, and Black girl greatness at its finest as the National Urban League hosted its 6th annual Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon on Saturday, one...

Read more

Inside Mielle Organics’ Essence Festival 2025 Pop-Up – Essence

by rmtsa
July 6, 2025
0
Inside Mielle Organics’ Essence Festival 2025 Pop-Up – Essence

Photos by Keaton Greene. When you step foot into Mielle’s Essence Festival pop-up, AKA the Beauty Rewind Salon, you’re instantly transported back to the ’90s. In other words,...

Read more

Why No Woman Should Be Shamed For Having An Abortion

by rmtsa
July 5, 2025
0
Why No Woman Should Be Shamed For Having An Abortion

Source: Brit Eady + Kelli Ferrell Having an abortion is not a character flaw, but Real Housewives of Atlanta star Brit Eady doesn’t seem to know that. She chose to expose her...

Read more

Zeke’s Mom Questions His Interracial Relationship

by rmtsa
July 5, 2025
0
Zeke’s Mom Questions His Interracial Relationship

BOSSIP has an exclusive clip from the latest episode of The Chi, where Phylicia Rashad makes her debut as a no-nonsense mom calling her son (and his interracial...

Read more

EFOC 2025: ESSENCE Mainstage: A Deep Dive Into Sports & Culture With Jordan Chiles – Essence

by rmtsa
July 5, 2025
0
EFOC 2025: ESSENCE Mainstage: A Deep Dive Into Sports & Culture With Jordan Chiles – Essence

Jordan Chiles on the ESSENCE Mainstage for Get In The Field: A Deep Dive Into Sports & Culture Sports is more than just wins and losses – it’s...

Read more
Next Post
Mississippi Man Dies After Being Buried in Hot Asphalt • Hollywood Unlocked

Mississippi Man Dies After Being Buried in Hot Asphalt • Hollywood Unlocked

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • RHOM Star Alexia Nepola’s Ex Todd Buys $4.2 Million Miami Penthouse Just Months After Filing for Divorce
  • Awesome Trailer For CHAINSAW MAN
  • What Caused the Flooding in Texas? How the Floods Happened – Hollywood Life

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In