has been covering politics for more than two decades. The lawyer turned award-winning journalist is a cohost on Politicon’s podcast, and when it comes to this year’s historic , Atkins Stohr is deeply committed to helping voters understand and make sense of the issues at stake. She recently launched a new podcast, which “explores how justice is meticulously crafted in our society, bringing to the table the heroes working on the ground to find real solutions to our most pressing issues.
” ESSENCE had a chance to sit down with Atkins Stohr after Vice President Kamala Harris became the next Democratic presidential nominee to discuss the current political landscape. The columnist was quick to dispel notions that a Black woman would be unable to win the election, countering with “As someone who’s covered politics for as long as I have, there is this fear that is based on what other people will or won’t do, particularly among Democrats that just does not exist on the conservative side in that same way.” The bottom line is that “people need to vote who they want, people need to vote their conscious, not vote strategically, not vote defensively, but really support the candidates who they want to back,” Atkins Stohr emphatically stated.
Atkins Stohr believes the most important issue this election is “Black women’s healthcare, particularly when it comes to reproductive freedom. That’s a core part of liberty. It gets to the economy, it gets to the ability to choo.