In this current moment, in which we are looking to enact near-term and sustainable solutions to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can learn how to climb out of economic catastrophe by looking at the experiences of Black women in America.
Black women have always felt the brunt of the cruel, profit-centered, dehumanizing rules of our economy – rules that have stripped them of power, dignity, and choice. We don’t need to look much further than the data on wealth inequality to see this reality.