Jenn Stowe
Role at the time: Executive Director of Care in Action, in a joint release published by Higher Heights for America
Condemned
Statement summary
Care in Action executive director Jenn Stowe said racist and misogynistic attacks on Black women leaders are attempts to silence them and erase their influence, and that Care in Action stands with the women targeted.
“Racist and misogynistic attacks on Black women leaders are attempts to silence us and erase our influence. Care in Action remains committed to Black women’s leadership, dignity, and safety. We stand with Cori Bush, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Angie Nixon, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Black women everywhere who are subjected to vicious campaigns and efforts to intimidate us.”
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. Stowe calls the attacks racist and misogynistic attempts to silence Black women leaders and says Care in Action stands with them, so we labeled it Condemned.