E-Blast: Reflecting on Women’s and Black History Month, President Trump’s Executive Orders, and HIT’s 2024 Milestones 🔖

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Reflecting on Women’s and Black History Month, President Trump’s Executive Orders, and HIT’s 2024 Milestones 🔖

As we step into 2025, we are scaling our impact with new partnerships, an expanded team, and cutting-edge research innovations that will continue to shape the future. Stay connected—this is just the beginning. 🚀 

Meet HIT Strategies’ Women Research Leaders  

• Roshni Nedungadi – Chief Research Officer & Founding Partner: A leader in public opinion research, Roshni has been instrumental in shaping HIT’s innovative methodologies. 

• Ashley Aylward – Research Manager: Specializing in public opinion research on abortion, healthcare, public safety, youth, and education, Ashley translates data into insights that shape advocacy and policy strategies. 

• Courtney Kronenberg – Research Manager: With expertise in survey research and electoral analysis, Courtney informs campaign and party strategies through data-driven insights on climate, candidates, and voter behavior.

This Black History Month, we recognize individuals who are breaking barriers, driving progress, and shaping the future in politics, activism, and justice: 

• Kamala Harris – Harris shattered glass ceilings as the first female vice president of the United States, making her the highest-ranking woman in U.S. history. Her groundbreaking achievement also marked a historic first for African American and Asian American representation at the nation’s highest levels of government. 

• Monroe Nichols – In 2024, Nichols made history as the first Black mayor of Tulsa, carrying forward a legacy of breaking barriers and advancing crucial change in politics and policy. 

• Shannon Hardin – As Columbus City Council President, Hardin has been a tireless advocate for building a stronger, more inclusive city. From expanding affordable housing and improving public transit to investing in workforce development and enhancing public safety, he is committed to making Columbus a place where everyone can thrive. 

Join us on social media as we continue to celebrate leaders driving lasting change in advocacy, philanthropy, business, and community development. 

The administration’s new gender policy erases protections for transgender and nonbinary individuals, mandating a strict male-female binary and rejecting any recognition of gender diversity.  

This policy is more than just a symbolic statement—it will have REAL consequences for: 

✅ Healthcare Access 
✅ Legal Protections 
✅ Personal Safety for millions of Americans

🔎 What Our Research Shows:

– Black voters value fairness and empathy. Our research with We Are Rally found that 81% of Black voters showed openness to messages promoting respect for individual identities. These findings stand in stark contrast with political narratives leveraged in this election cycle and make clear that this anti-transgender rhetoric does not align with the values or desires of most Black Americans.

Read More: A majority of Black adults are open-minded or supportive of transgender acceptance, new poll finds

The consequences of these aggressive policy changes are already being felt- especially in healthcare and reproductive rights.  

• ProPublica’s investigation into mental health found a 50% increase in maternal deaths in Texas following the state’s abortion ban (SB8).  

• Delays in lifesaving pregnancy care are endangering thousands of women, underscoring the risks of removing federal protections for gender and reproductive rights.  

📖 Read More: 50% Increase in Maternal Deaths Since Texas’ Abortion Ban 

Meanwhile, public trust in government is declining, and Americans are pushing back against extreme government cuts that eliminate essential services.  

• The Economist/YouGov polling finds that while Trump’s administration is making cuts to protections for marginalized groups, Americans overwhelmingly reject cuts to agencies like the EPA and NWS. 

• Only a small minority support eliminating these agencies, while most voters oppose reductions in government services that protect public safety and equity. 

📖 Read More: The Economist/YouGov: Americans Reject Government Cuts That Harm Communities 

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