PROTECT BLACK WOMEN
ISN’T just A SLOGAN.
IT REQUIRES REAL WORK.
The phrase is all over social media, on T-shirts and tote bags. Here’s what it looks like to back up affirmations with action.
Black History Month 2021
PROTECT BLACK WOMEN
ISN’T just
A SLOGAN.
IT REQUIRES REAL WORK.
Page after page in history you’ll read
Of one who was ready and able to lead,
Who set the nation on fire with her pace
And the heroine will be the queen of our race
— Bettiola H. Fortson, “Queen of Our Race,” 1915
— Bettiola H. Fortson, “Queen of Our Race,” 1915