Women’s History Month – Celebrating Black women trailblazers who are making a difference and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion in a tough time when this concept is under a tremendous assault by powerful men influencing some of the most powerful institutions and companies in the United States; this is a tremendous task in that women suffer the most; this is a struggle for survival.
President Biden, in announcing this year’s Women’s History Month in his proclamation, says, “Though their stories often go untold, all of us stand on the shoulders of those sung and unsung trailblazers, women who took a stand for what is right.”
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Carib News is celebrating some of those trailblazers who have taken a stand in today’s world on key issues of survival. The black woman has been barrier breakers, Bosses and luminaries throughout U.S. history. From Phillis Wheatley to Harriet Tubman, Ida B Wells, Shirley Chisholm, Constance Baker Motley, Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, Oprah Winfrey, and certainly, Vice President Kamala Harris. These women have made an indelible mark on the world and in the nation. And so we have women carrying on in that tradition that we wish to recognize and salute in this year’s Women’s History Month celebration.
Malcolm X, in a speech of May 1962, said, “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman, The most unprotected person in America is the black woman, and the most neglected person in America is the black woman.” Unfortunately
Malcolm’s description fits the moment decades after he made that pronouncement. Black women today continue to fight for Fair Wages, Reproductive rights, Respect for Justice, Disparities in Health, Inequalities in economics and the lack of access to real opportunities. This is why we must continue to celebrate and lift up our black women who are on the forefront of making a difference. So as we celebrate Women’s Month it is important that we celebrate those women who continue to fight for what we need most- Diversity, Equity and inclusion, The fight for justice and to work against all these inequities that women all suffer from. Women’s History Month is a great time to look to the strength and ability of these women, and to encourage and join in the struggle for equality. The work of these women whom we are celebrating this Women’s History Month continues to inspire us all to stay in the fight, Continue to work for opportunities for women,
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