Sisters Lead Sisters Vote president Holli Holliday says attacks on Black women leaders are attacks on democracy
Holli HollidayPresident of Sisters Lead Sisters Vote, in a joint release published by Higher Heights for America
Sisters Lead Sisters Vote president Holli Holliday said an attack on Black women leaders is an attack on democracy, and that racist and misogynistic rhetoric aimed at silencing them will fail.
“An attack on Black women leaders is an attack on democracy itself. Black women are the most reliable defenders of this democracy — we organize, we vote, we lead. Racist and misogynistic rhetoric aimed at silencing us will fail, because our power was never granted to us by those who now try to take it away.”
Official statement
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.
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
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.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
Higher Heights for America published the statement in a September 4, 2026 joint release from women-led organizations. The release responds to Laura Loomer's language about Black women lawmakers and leaders, which it calls racism and misogyny.
After the quotation
The release lists 28 leaders as participants and signers.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The case's reference point is Laura Loomer's remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics. Holliday calls the racist and misogynistic rhetoric an attack on democracy that will fail, so we labeled it Condemned.
- Recorded on
- Published here
- People and groups discussed
- Laura Loomer
More from this case
Read the full caseLoomer renews the language she used to criticize Nixon
“Twerking with drag queens is not only ghetto, but it's also beneath anyone running to become a US Senator.”Read statement
Joanna McClinton calls on Trump to condemn Loomer's remarks
“We need the president to condemn these comments... Unfortunately, attacking Black women is nothing new... We have been fighting with racism and misogyny for as long as we have been a democratic republic.”Read statement
Laura Loomer repeats “ghetto behavior” characterization in X reply
“THIS IS GHETTO BEHAVIOR!”Read statement
Share or embed this statement
The embed keeps its attribution link to The Dispute Index. Credit the image to The Dispute Index and link to the statement page.
Cite this record
- Publisher
- The Dispute Index
- Title
- Sisters Lead Sisters Vote president Holli Holliday says attacks on Black women leaders are attacks on democracy
- First published
- Last updated
- Permalink
- https://disputeindex.com/events/3386-sisters-lead-sisters-vote-president-holli-holliday-said
Last updated marks the most recent saved version of this published statement.
The Dispute Index. "Sisters Lead Sisters Vote president Holli Holliday says attacks on Black women leaders are attacks on democracy". First published: 2026-09-30. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/3386-sisters-lead-sisters-vote-president-holli-holliday-said