Black Women Who Had Their Best Year in 2020

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Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams was a star of the 2020 presidential election. If you didn’t know who she was before, you probably know now. Abrams did something we didn’t think was possible; she helped turn Georgia blue. She’s also a history-maker herself. In 2018, she became the first Black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States as the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia. And she won more votes than any other Democrat in Georgia’s history. But instead of taking a step back after losing the governor’s race by 55,000 votes, she became even more relentless in her fight to end voter suppression. Her initiative, Fair Fight, helped register and empower voters. And after a dramatic turnout in November, Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia in 28 years, thanks to Abrams.