Welcome to Words Matter with Katie Barlow and Joe Lockhart.

Welcome to Words Matter, I'm Katie Barlow.

Our goal is to promote objective reality.

As a wise man once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, not their own facts.

Have power and words have consequences.

Our guest today is an author, an activist and an organizer.

Amy Allison is founder and president of She, The People, a national network elevating the

voice and power of women of color. She brings together voters, organizers and elected leaders

in a movement grounded in values of love, justice, belonging and democracy.

In April 2019, she convened the first presidential forum for women of color, reaching a quarter

of the American population. A Democratic innovator and visionary, she leads national efforts to

build inclusive, multi-racial coalitions led by women of color. She leverages media, research,

and analysis to increase voter engagement and advocate for racial, economic and gender justice.

Amy is a columnist for Newsweek and the author of the book, Army of None.

Amy Allison, welcome to Words Matter.

Thank you so much for having me.

So we want to talk about She, The People and all of your work in just a minute, but let's just

kind of set the stage for this discussion if you'll permit me. Last week was an historic week

for so many reasons, but it was particularly so for Black women. And I think Abby Philip summed

it up pretty well on Friday morning, minutes after Joe Biden took the lead in Pennsylvania.

And we have a recording of that. Let's listen.

Can I just say for Black women, this has been really approving

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