Jessica Mackler
Role at the time: President of EMILYs List, in a joint release published by Higher Heights for America
Condemned
Statement summary
EMILYs List president Jessica Mackler said the organization stands with Black women leaders against racist attacks and will keep supporting and electing Black women, leaving extremists such as Laura Loomer powerless.
“EMILYs List stands unequivocally with Black women leaders against racist attacks and efforts to silence their voices or diminish their fight for progress. Together we will render hateful extremists like Laura Loomer powerless by continuing to stand with, support, and elect Black women into our nation’s halls of power.”
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. Mackler says her organization stands against the racist attacks and calls Loomer a hateful extremist, so we labeled it Condemned.