Fatima Goss Graves
Role at the time: President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, in a joint statement of women-led organizations published by Higher Heights for America
Condemned
Statement summary
National Women's Law Center president and CEO Fatima Goss Graves said Laura Loomer's statement fits her long history of using racist tropes and language, and called it a tired attempt to remain part of the story.
“Laura Loomer’s vitriolic statement is in line with her long history of using racist tropes and language and nothing more than a tired attempt to remain a part of the story. Successful Black women have dealt with Laura Loomers throughout our lives and we continue to rise.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATIONS STAND UNITED AGAINST RACIST AND MISOGYNISTIC ATTACKS ON BLACK WOMEN LEADERSSection "Organization and Leadership Statements of Support", statements from individual leaders
Why we used this label
The case's reference point is Laura Loomer's remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics. Goss Graves calls Loomer's statement vitriolic and in line with her long history of using racist tropes and language, so we labeled it Condemned.