Virginia is home to two history-making leaders who are not waiting for change; they are driving it. US Representative Jennifer McClellan, the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, brings nearly two decades of results to the table: more than 370 pieces of legislation passed, voting rights expanded, reproductive healthcare protected, and clean energy advanced. She does not govern on noise. She governs on outcomes!
Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the United States, built her leadership in Virginia’s classrooms before taking it to the statehouse. Steady, focused, and purpose-driven, she does not just represent change; she expands what leadership looks like.
The show also goes deeper into the Persisterhood Oral History Project with founder Robbin Warner and board member Michelle Ward. They will discuss the importance of preserving the voices of women activists who knew democracy.
No Kings protests are happening nationwide this weekend and Virginia’s April 21 Vote YES referendum just weeks away, the message is clear: those who show up are the ones who change outcomes.