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The Sacrifice and the Silence: Black Women VS America
On February 19, 2026, I organized a historic gubernatorial forum in DeKalb County, Georgia, bringing together candidates, elected officials, and hundreds of voters to engage in the work of democracy. But while I was doing that work as a Black woman, over 350,000 Black women lost their jobs in 2025.
Black women's unemployment rate surged from 5.4% to 7.3%, the highest in four years. We made up 54.7% of all job losses for women, despite being only 14.1% of the female workforce. And we are the most educated demographic in this country.
So let me ask you: If Black women are the most educated, why…
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