“Instigator” Isn’t an Insult

The long tradition of of Black women pushing America forward

If you’ve heard the number 92 a lot since the 2024 election, you know it references one demographic of American voters who moved in lockstep around Kamala Harris’s historic run for president: Black women.

“The 92 percent,” as they have been described, are a manifestation of a much longer legacy of civic engagement, protesting, and changemaking by Black w…