"I realized that my personal mission was to create or expand opportunities for people who felt invisible, and to help communities be active change agents and build their power. That has led me on a very long career moving back…
Na’ilah Amaru is on a mission to help people who have been marginalized build political power. "As women of color, our work is so often erased or dismissed that when our impact is acknowledged, it is a deep breath for…
Amaru is an advocacy and policy strategist. Previously, she was a policy advisor to former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, a legislative aide to U.S. Congressman John Lewis and executive director of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian…
“She’s not here because of some man’s mishap,” said Na’ilah Amaru, a Democratic strategist. “She’s here in this space after Jan. 1 because she has electoral support to be there.” Read the full article, Hochul Wins NY Governor Race as…
Na’ilah Amaru is a nationally recognized Political Strategist and Democratic Consultant. According to Na’ilah . . . Women belong in rooms where decisions are made but are severely underrepresented at every level of government. Women need to redefine their understanding…
"Low pay for human service professionals has been an issue in the city for years across mayoral administrations, said Na’ilah Amaru, the director of policy and campaigns for the Human Services Council." "Nearly 60% of the city’s human service workers,…
“It is absolutely possible,” says Na'ilah Amaru, a longtime political organizer and now a national trainer for VoteRunLead, a nonprofit organization that trains women to run for public office. “I absolutely understand that feeling of exhaustion and that question of…
“The vote is done, so all the what ifs, maybes, and should haves, those are no longer on the table,” said Democratic strategist Na’ilah Amaru, former executive director of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus. “For…
"Hochul’s push may cost her politically, said Democratic strategist Na’ilah Amaru, former executive director of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus. Hochul committed to an open, transparent governance, but “Albany works by cutting deals in closed…
"If she backs down, then she will look weak,” said Democratic strategist Na’ilah Amaru, former executive director of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus. “Then it becomes a calculation of do you want to look weak,…