Usually I don’t talk about stuff like this because frankly it happens way too often. But not today… As I pulled into the same faculty parking lot that I park in all the time Mississippi State, a white woman was coming out of my office building. Her car was parked next to the space I

Keep this in mind: my great grandfather was born enslaved in Mississippi. Slavery is not in our distant and murky past. The grandchildren (and still some children!) of those born enslaved are here with us right now.

My research shows Black workers are overrepresented in transportation & warehousing, esp. among “Couriers”-a low-wage job if co. (Amazon) doesn’t recognize the union Guess they’re now resorting to recruiting us for these jobs out of the womb. ⁦Amazon Labor Union IBT⁩ I stand with u

My mother was diagnosed with cancer when I was the district attorney of San Francisco. I spent many hours with her at the hospital, driving her to and from chemotherapy appointments. Fortunately, I had the type of job that allowed me to take the time I needed to be with my

Some advice I just gave a mentee: Do not put yourself in the running for a position where you have *any* inkling that you are not under serious consideration. Do not allow them to check boxes and waste your time. Be intentional, serious, and selective and demand the same.

I’m proud of my 13 y o Black Latina daughter. As miserable as we both are this morning she still wants to “debate”me abt what role Kamala Harris’ race & gender may have played in her loss. VP Harris may have lost, but her impact can’t be denied

Trump’s plan to cut federal jobs threatens Black workers. "It would be pretty devastating to the Black community writ large, just in terms of loss of income, a loss of benefits, potentially loss of health insurance," says Michelle Holder in Bloomberg. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alicia Keys turns 44 today ❤️

From 1619 to 1865, the US benefited from over 222 million hours of unpaid, dehumanizing, forced labor by enslaved black people per scholars. This labor- primarily the production of tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton- would be valued at over $97 trillion today. Built off the backs.

Trump’s proposals to gut public sector employment at the fed level is modeling strategies that Republican states are likely to follow. & you know who’s going to be disparately affected-Black & women govt workers. See recent articles by Alicia Wallace of @cnn with comment from me

Water been wet a long time. You won't catch me being shocked, sad, or disappointed about it.

As Trump tanks the economy, he knows he and his billionaire buddies will be fine no matter what. If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you. huffpost.com/entry/financia…

These are the games of chicken CEOs play in corporate America, which should not be done with an entire nation’s economy where people’s livelihoods & life savings are at stake. Govts are not supposed to maximize profit—they’re supposed to maximize social welfare

The new pope has Black ancestry y’all! abcnews.go.com/US/pope-leo-xi…

The student debt crisis is hitting Black women hardest. On average, they owe nearly $59K for college and grad school—and face systemic wage gaps that can cost them $1M over 40 years. Forbes cites important research from Senior Fellow Michelle Holder: forbes.com/sites/aishanya…

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited as the Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll. Before Elvis, Johnny Cash or Little Richard, there was Sister Tharpe- A Black woman who forged her own sound in a male dominated industry. She does not get the credit she deserves. —Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Inventions that would not exist without Black Women. —A THREAD— Valerie Thomas, NASA physicist, invented 3D Movies In 1977, she began to develop the illusion transmitter, the 1st mechanism that allowed images to be viewed in 3D using concave mirrors & rays of light.

TODAY Thursday, July 10 @ 2PM ET! Black women earn just 66¢ for every $1 paid to white, non-Hispanic men. That’s NOT enough. Join me for a virtual Power Table on “Defending Economic Inclusion for Black Women” RSVP: bit.ly/BlackWomensEqu…

As PowHerNY points out Black women must work until the age of 81 to make the same amount of average lifetime earnings that a white male makes working to the age of 60 #BlackWomensEqualPayDay