Tag: Nicole Collier
From Harriet Jacobs To Rep. Nicole Collier: Black Women Have Always Resisted Being Boxed In
In 1835, Harriet Jacobs wedged her 22-year-old body into a crawl space above her grandmother’s house in Edenton, North Carolina, for seven years. Enslaved...
Beyond The Ballot: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Nicole Collier
Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has emerged as a key figure in the state’s ongoing electoral map controversy. On Aug. 18, Collier was confined to...
Black Women Like Nicole Collier Shouldn’t Have To Endure Kidnapping By Fascists To Save Democracy [Op-Ed]
Much as I believe that Texas State Representative Nicole Collier’s story warrants front-page news treatment in every major American newspaper and wall-to-wall coverage across...
A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight
AUSTIN, Texas – Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won’t leave.Collier was...
Texas Republicans Are Basically Holding Black Lawmaker Nicole Collier Hostage Amid Redistricting Standoff
The Texas redistricting saga takes another turn as state Republicans have confined Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier to the state House after she refused to...
