Get Off The Doomsday Express
A conversation with literal ray of sunshine Holli Holliday
In 2024, Win With Black Women held a Zoom call with 44,000 women that raised 1.5 million dollars for Kamala Harris in just 3 hours. You might remember a number of similar Zoom calls around that time, from White Women Answer The Call to White Dudes For Harris, but Win With Black Women was the original. They were the blueprint.
That 2024 call wasn’t a one-time thing, either — every Sunday night, Win With Black Women hosts a call where women can learn from each other and be in community. And that spirit of collectivism, community and joy shines in every word we heard from Holli Holliday on the pod this week.
Holli is the co-convener of Win With Black Women as well as the president of Sisters Lead, Sisters Vote. She shared some great news with us about how Black women candidates are winning elections across the country — and not just in majority Black districts. They’re winning everywhere.
Holli’s full of joy and hope, but it’s not in a bland Pollyanna sort of way. She says that despite the national narratives of doom and hopelessness, she’s been seeing more and more everyday acts of kindness. When we share our stories and our resources with each other, we’re all lifted up in the process.
“People who are part of the oppression class thrive on our ability to only focus on the things that divide us. And so I just got tired of contributing to their madness. And I said, what can I do in my life to be part of the abundance class? The class that says there’s actually enough of us and enough of the things we need to accomplish all of our dreams and hopes.” (Holli Holliday)
Don’t miss Holli’s grounding wisdom and effervescent joy on this week’s episode of How To Not Lose Your Sh!t!