Many social justice movements have been started by Black women. But history forgets.
Except Parks wasnt weary and she wasnt old. Black women simultaneously experience both racism and sexism, says Dr. Myers. But theyve never gotten the widespread recognition they deserved, explains Dr. Myers. ItsBlack women who have been doing the groundworkat the local level for hundreds of years, says Dr. Myers. Below, just a few Black women whose names we should all know. She took him to court and became the first African-American woman to sue a white man and win....