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Mere hours after President Joe Biden stepped down from the top of the Democratic ticket for president and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, more than 44,000 Black women were organized in a Zoom call around her burgeoning candidacy, reportedly raising $1.5 million.

It demonstrated the continued power of Black women in the Democratic party as its backbone and most reliable voting block.

Again and again and again, whether the work of prosecutors like New Yorks Tish James or Representatives like Jasmine Crockett, Black women have demonstrated they cannot and should not be ignored.

Because of this, HuffPost Opinion will be running several pieces by Black women as part of our series She the People about Harris historic candidacy, set to run through the Democratic National Convention in mid-August. From concerns around the misogyny and racism Harris may face to the significance of this moment, and more, these stories from Black women across all walks of life will break down the myriad of feelings, fears, hopes, concerns, and dreams around Harris candidacy.

Will Kamala Harris be the 47th president of the United States? Only time, and possibly Black women, can tell.

HuffPost Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton

The Democratic convention showed her as the leader and dues-paying member of a party that strives to represent, include and serve all Americans.