Women Of Color | Colorlines

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5 Women Who Choose to Challenge the Status Quo

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Colorlines salutes five women who #ChoosetoChallenge

Colorlines Staff Mar 8, 2021 3:45PM EST

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When Gender Meets Race, Women of Color Lose Most: Report

From a loss of wages to racial inequities that predated the COVID-19 crisis, Forbes details why Black and Brown women are hit hardest.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 12, 2020 4:50PM EDT

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Working While Black ... and Female

Women of color, who earn low wages on the frontlines while caring for the infirm and disabled, are advocating for a policy response that would protect them.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 23, 2020 4:00PM EDT

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COVID-19 Creates Added Danger for Women in Homes With Domestic Violence

DV advocates worry they will see an uptick in abuse the longer we socially isolate.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Mar 27, 2020 4:45PM EDT

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Advocates Work to Repeal 'Walking While Trans' Laws

“The ways that women of color present themselves should never be policed, let alone result in an arrest or conviction.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 20, 2020 2:58PM EST

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Abby Finkenauer and Sharice Davids. Diverse group of women standing side-by-side.

New Report Says Women of Color Are Immensely Electable

Reflective Democracy Campaign finds that women of color who run for office are winning their races and “driving steady progress for all people of color.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 25, 2019 2:00PM EDT