Centering Black women in policy is key to future families’ prosperity
In an op-ed co-authored by Aisha Nyandoro of Springboard to Opportunities and Trene Hawkins of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims states the need to honor Black women with bold policies so that future generations can truly thrive.
For even as we are achieve historic successes, racist and sexist systems, structures, and narratives persist and prevent our equity and dignity. With time, we’ve begun to see more clearly the ways that the pandemic has exacerbated these inequities, with devastating consequences for our physical, mental and economic well-being. These disparities also reinforce cultural mindsets that marginalize and vilify Black women.
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