Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation says the attacks must not be normalized
Melanie L. CampbellPresident and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, in a joint statement of women-led organizations published by Higher Heights for America
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation president and CEO Melanie Campbell said verbal attacks on Black women's leadership are ignorant and unacceptable and must not be accepted or normalized.
“This type of ignorant and unacceptable verbal attack against black women’s leadership must not be accepted or normalized. This is not only an attack against black women, it is an attack against all women.”
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Where this statement fits
Laura Loomer’s remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics
Laura Loomer described Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and four other prominent Black women using the word “ghetto” and a gendered slur, said the stereotype exists, and later defended the wording as an accurate description of Nixon’s conduct, race, and ideology. Nixon and political figures and commentators across party lines called the remarks racist, sexist, degrading, offensive, or vile. The dispute concerns whether Loomer’s stated political criticism can be separated from the racial and gender stereotypes used in the original and follow-up statements.
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Joint release published by Higher Heights for America, dated September 4, 2026, with a group statement, individual statements from 22 participating organizations, and a list of 28 participants and signers.
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Higher Heights for America published this joint release on September 4, 2026. Its group statement says the language Laura Loomer used was not political criticism but racism and misogyny.
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The release lists Ayanna Pressley, LaMonica McIver, Ilhan Omar, Angie Nixon, Cori Bush and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson among the women targeted.
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Why this label?
The case's reference point is Laura Loomer's remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics. Campbell calls the verbal attacks on Black women's leadership ignorant and unacceptable, so we labeled it Condemned.
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The Dispute Index. "Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation says the attacks must not be normalized". First published: 2026-09-30. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/3373-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-president-and