What matters this week. For the women who move the world.
A weekly digest of the news, culture, politics, and achievements that matter most to Black women, written and edited by Rev. Leah D. Daughtry.
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Most of what passes for news about Black women is written by people who don’t read us, fact-checked by people who don’t know us, and edited by people who would rather we be a story than tell one.
Every Friday morning, you’ll receive one carefully assembled issue. The Headline with a “why this matters for us” frame. The Profile of a woman whose work shaped the week. The Five stories you’d want a friend to flag for you. The Win, because every issue ends in celebration.
No hot takes. No aggregator slop. No advertorial dressed as journalism. Just the news, curated with care, by someone who’s been in the room.
The same rhythm, every week.
A Note from Leah
Two to four sentences. The week's frame, in her voice.
The Headline
One major story, with a "why this matters for us" callout that explains the stakes.
The Profile
One Black woman whose work shaped the week. Sometimes a reckoning, sometimes a conversation.
The Five
Five quick hits across news, policy, and wins. Numbered, scannable, sourced.
The Win
A guaranteed celebration. Even in a hard week, every issue ends in affirmation.
The Watch
Three or four dates and events to track in the week ahead. Plus one thing worth reading.
Written by someone who has been in the room.
The Reverend Leah D. Daughtry is a nationally acclaimed organizer-activist, political strategist, Faith leader, and public theologian. A fifth-generation pastor, she has served as CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions, Chief of Staff at the US Department of Labor, and Resident Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
She is Presiding Prelate of The House of the Lord Churches, founder of Power Rising, Co-Convenor of the Black Women’s Leadership Collective, and co-author of the NAACP Image Award-winning For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics. Her superpower: creating calm out of chaos.