African American Women on the Hill Network

African American Women on the Hill Network The purpose of the African American Women on the Hill Network is to connect current and former Hill

Join us in wishing Congresswoman Maxine Waters a Happy Birthday!
08/15/2018

Join us in wishing Congresswoman Maxine Waters a Happy Birthday!

Congratulations to Jocelyn Moore who has been named the NFL's new executive vice president of communications and public ...
06/26/2018

Congratulations to Jocelyn Moore who has been named the NFL's new executive vice president of communications and public affairs!
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-promotes-jocelyn-moore-top-212511459.html

The NFL has been looking for a new executive vice president of communications and public affairs since Joe Lockhart announced he was leaving in January, and now the league has found Lockhart’s replacement within its own office. Jocelyn Moore has been promoted to the executive vice president of com...

“Use your place at the table. Everybody’s always saying they want a place at the table and then they act like everyone e...
04/30/2018

“Use your place at the table. Everybody’s always saying they want a place at the table and then they act like everyone else and they mind their table manners. Bring your experiences to bear on the questions that are asked. Find the nerve to say the things that have to be said, even when it’s hard.”

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to go on such a mission, revealed details about her 1992 Space Shuttle Endeavor stash to a riveted mostly black audience gathered at SAP’s San Francisco headquarters Friday night.

“I had many people telling me that I wouldn’t be able to ever get a job here and it would be impossible because I wanted...
04/19/2018

“I had many people telling me that I wouldn’t be able to ever get a job here and it would be impossible because I wanted to wear my hair natural, I went to an HBCU, and I am a black woman.”

A study in 2015 found less than 1 percent of top Senate staffers are African American. The number has barely gone up since then.

Join us in wishing Congresswoman Gwen S. Moore a Happy Birthday!
04/18/2018

Join us in wishing Congresswoman Gwen S. Moore a Happy Birthday!

04/13/2018

The number of women running for Congress has jumped sharply this year. So has the number of men.

“Black women have long gone above and beyond the call of duty in their contributions to American civic society, particul...
04/03/2018

“Black women have long gone above and beyond the call of duty in their contributions to American civic society, particularly when it comes to voter turnout and political participation." - U.S. Senator Kamala Harris

https://www.essence.com/news/dream-deferred-conference-black-women

The third annual conference looks at substantive analysis on the status of black women and girls in the United States.

Black women staffers and the members they work for have been knuckling up for daily warfare to implement the good they b...
04/02/2018

Black women staffers and the members they work for have been knuckling up for daily warfare to implement the good they believe in, protect what they know is right, and build a sister circle of support well-articulated for action.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzx7bn/how-black-women-on-capitol-hill-are-dealing-with-trump

With white supremacists rising under a right-wing president, black women in the halls of power are looking out for each other and the causes they care about.

For the first time, women now head the four largest congressional staff diversity associations.
03/19/2018

For the first time, women now head the four largest congressional staff diversity associations.

For the first time, women head the four largest congressional staff diversity associations, at a time when sexual harassment is a major issue on the Hill.

Join us in wishing U.S. Representative Val Demings a Happy Birthday!
03/12/2018

Join us in wishing U.S. Representative Val Demings a Happy Birthday!

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