Running for Virginia governor: ‘Black women saved the country—but have never been allowed to lead’
This is the second in a series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor of Virginia.
“Black women have done the hard work of building and saving this country from itself, time and time again.” The steel I heard in state Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s voice was unmistakable. We had spent the last half-hour on the phone, discussing her campaign for governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.