Women make history every day. Some we know—the Suffragettes, the Riveters. The stories of others—especially women of color and LGBTQ women—have gone untold. This Women’s History Month, we honor these women and all women.
this is a great clip to watch (especially if you’re not from the US) as an introduction to why the phrase ‘systemic racism’ exists; it goes much deeper than skin color discrimination by individuals
In 1961, I became the 1st Black woman hired at the @washingtonpost. The amount of racism & prejudice I dealt with would make most QUIT. I persevered. I’m excited to see young journalists push past fear to report news NOW! Silence doesn’t solve problems, action solves problems!
All 50 states plus 18 countries participated in #BlackLivesMatter protests as of today making it the largest civil rights movement in world history wow