About Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile is a veteran political strategist, Senior Advisor at Purple Strategies, New York Times bestselling author, Chair of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, and sought-after Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning media contributor to such outlets as ABC News, USA Today and TheGrio. She previously served as interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee and of the DNC’s Voting Rights Institute. Donna was the first Black American to serve as the manager of a major-party presidential campaign, running the campaign of Vice President Al Gore in 2000. She serves as an adjunct professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department at Georgetown University and served as the King Endowed Chair in Public Policy at Howard University and as a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. She has lectured at nearly 250 colleges and universities on diversity, equity and inclusion; women in leadership; and restoring civility in American politics.

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Alabama redistricting, voting rights, theGrio.com
June 13, 2023
OPINION: The 5-4 ruling could pave the way for courts to require redistricting that is more favorable to Black voters in several states facing redistricting challenges, which could play a key role in helping Democrats recapture majority control of the House in 2024.
West Point commencement, Vice President Kamala Harris, first woman, theGrio.com
May 27, 2023
OPINION: “Our military is strongest when it reflects the people of America,” the vice president told the graduating cadets. Editor’s
May 13, 2023
OPINION: The Biden-Harris record makes it clear that they will do all they can to push forward in the struggle
May 11, 2023
OPINION: The need for immigration reform has never been greater with the expiration of an emergency immigration restriction known as
May 4, 2023
OPINION: The Republican political strategy is clear; make Americans suffer in hopes that voters will blame President Biden for the
April 10, 2023
OPINION: For many decades, Republicans have called themselves the party of “law and order.” But the truth is that “law
March 31, 2023
OPINION: Unfortunately, too many in Congress are calling for thoughts and prayers and nothing more, as gun violence claims new
OPINION: Improving U.S. relations with the 54 nations in Africa is in our country’s economic and security self-interest. Editor’s note:
Ron DeSantis
March 17, 2023
OPINION: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ and other Republicans’ use of anti-wokeness rhetoric to further oppress marginalized communities further illustrates the sad decline of the party, which once took a principled moral stand against slavery.
February 8, 2023
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. President Joe
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This year,
January 27, 2023
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Today is
January 20, 2023
OPINION: Moore appeals to the best in us with calls for unity and cooperation to solve problems, rather than calling for confrontation and divisiveness, as Trump and so many Republican candidates do.
Juneteenth Marked With Celebrations And Marches In Cities Across America
OPINION: Let’s remember that Dr. King didn’t just dream about a better America and a better world — he worked with all his energy to make his dream a reality.
OPINION: The proclamation — issued Jan. 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln — didn’t bring immediate freedom for the approximately 4 million Black people living in enslavement at the time. But the document did lead to significant changes.
December 16, 2022
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. For most
December 11, 2022
OPINION: Holding early primaries in states with large populations of Black people and other people of color will inevitably prompt candidates to pay more attention to issues of importance to our communities.
November 30, 2022
OPINION: Jeffries has big shoes to fill in succeeding Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the House because she has been one of the most effective speakers in U.S. history. But he’s up to the task.
November 16, 2022
OPINION: The Democratic senator has a long record of public service, fighting for racial justice and working to improve the lives of the people of Georgia. His opponent — Herschel Walker, who is backed by Donald Trump — has no such record. 
November 1, 2022
OPINION: This election is one of the most consequential because our democracy is on the ballot. With so many election deniers on the state and federal ballot, the last thing Black America should do is sit home and fret over their choices.