Most of all, when our sisters crowns are tilted, we lovingly reach to straighten them. Our brilliance, our creativity, our power to build community and imagine a future worthy of the next generation. Sisters, Black women are not just a part of America's story. We are America's story. We, we are the architects of its democracy, the backbone of its economy and the conscience that has always pushed this Nation closer to justice. Now we know there are those who measure progress by proximity to power, by whether we have claimed the highest office in the land. (18:48–19:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that Black women are central to America's democracy, economy, and justice.
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