A blue tsunami swept Democrats into power across the country in this week’s midterm elections earlier this week.
YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel joined Americans in recognizing the voting bloc that once again showed up when it mattered.
While Republicans assessed their losses, Black women were receiving some well-deserved applause.
Ms. Rachel’s appreciation followed reports from sources like ABC News that approximately 93 percent of Black women voters supported Democrats in the Nov. 3 elections.
The figure represented a slight increase from the 92 percent cited in earlier polling, reinforcing the group’s reputation as one of the Democratic Party’s most reliable constituencies.
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The results came as voters delivered a significant rebuke to Trump’s agenda and the MAGA movement.
For Black women, who have spent years organizing, advocating and warning about threats to civil rights, the election offered another reminder of their political influence.
Their impact extended beyond the ballot box, as several Black women also won historic victories. Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms became the nation’s first Black woman governor, while Stacey Plaskett became the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. jurisdiction.
Beginning in 2027, three Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously for the first time. Black women also won several statewide offices in Georgia, including secretary of state, attorney general and state school superintendent.
One day after the elections on Thursday, Nov. 5, Rachel Accurso, better known to millions of toddlers as Ms. Rachel, shared a short but pointed message.
“Thank you Black women!” she wrote on Threads.
And she wasn’t about to let their contributions go unnoticed. Her post immediately resonated with supporters on Threads.
One person wrote, “Thank you @msrachelforlittles for supporting us and our children. We have nothing but love for you.” Another person posted, “eing on the right side of history every single time is a thankless job lol thank you.”
“Ms. Rachel about to start making me watch her shows and I’m grown,” one commenter joked. But not everyone was ready to hand the children’s television star an honorary invitation to the cookout.
Still, Ms. Rachel has built considerable goodwill among Black families, and it has little to do with political endorsements.
Her educational videos feature diverse children, musicians and performers. Parents have praised her patient teaching style, inclusive programming and willingness to speak up for children facing discrimination.
In July, she sparked controversy after advocating for justice following the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, a Black teenager found dead off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
“Black boys deserve to grow up,” she declared in a social media post.
When critics demanded that she stick to children’s songs, she refused to retreat.
“People are busy using their energy to attack me. I’m busy using my energy to help kids. Black boys deserve to grow up. I don’t care about backlash. I care about kids,” she responded, according to the Emerald Book.
Her advocacy continued in October when a Connecticut family accused a white librarian of repeatedly overlooking their Black toddler during a puppet show.
Ms. Rachel personally reached out to the family after the video went viral.
“I’d be so honored to meet your little boy, and he can meet Herbie any time (our puppet). I’ll message you!” she wrote.
She also donated $3,000 via GoFundMe to support a fundraiser to turn the painful moment into a beautiful memory, with a family trip to Disney replacing it.
Acts like this are why so many people in the community are embracing her.
She, while also white, is a far cry from the other Rachel folks haven’t forgotten: Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter leader who infamously spent years passing herself off as a Black woman. Make no mistake, these are two very different Rachels.
Ms. Rachel isn’t claiming to be Black. She’s publicly supporting Black families.
Whether critics view her latest message as genuine solidarity or another celebrity entering the political conversation, one thing is clear: Black women didn’t need Ms. Rachel to validate their voting power.
But she made sure to acknowledge it.
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