Karine Jean-Pierre, Kamala Harris’s out lesbian chief of staff, on shortlist for White House press secretary gig
The 19th, a nonprofit outlet covering politics from a female perspective.See also: President-elect Biden appoints trans veteran Shawn Skelly to transition teamThe prospect of either Jean-Pierre or Sanders as the next press secretary drew approval from Aimee Allison, president of She The People, an organization dedicated to increasing the political power of women of color, who told Newsweek that the selection of either would be a “broad acknowledgement that Black women had a broad and central role in delivering the White House and we’re the trusted voices.”Alicia Garza, a queer woman who is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at Black Futures Lab, also welcomed the idea of a Black woman who reflects the values of the country as