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Demonstrators outside the Florida State Capitol on Feb. 15, 2023, protest Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ plan to eliminate AP courses on African American studies in high schools. DeSantis says the courses violates the Stop WOKE Act, which curbs race-related and gender curriculum from Florida classrooms. (Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY KARSONYA WISE WHITEHEAD | There are now 28 states that either limit how teachers can discuss issues about race and gender, or are considering passing legislation. Feminist teachers and academics have been viewing with increased alarm, anger and frustration these legislative efforts by Republicans to limit our academic freedom, censor the teaching of African American and gender studies, and place us in an untenable situation where we are forced to defend ourselves and our livelihood. The attack is personal. It is rooted in anti-Black racism, patriarchy, transphobia, whiteness and xenophobia—a propagandistic argument designed to whitewash our collective history. It is not simply a debate about curriculum; it is a fight about the direction of this country. It will not stop unless we stop it.

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Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American aerospace engineer, at work. (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)

BY KIM TEEHEE | As a matrilineal tribe, Cherokee Nation reveres and prioritizes women in our homes and cultures. Throughout history, women have played a critical role in moving the Cherokee Nation forward.

There are countless stories of women who have, through the sheer force of their will, pushed Cherokee Nation onto a better and more prosperous path. This Women’s History Month, let us honor them and the example they have shown us. They are trailblazers who have earned our recognition, most especially for the impact they have had on opening new pathways to opportunity for young indigenous girls across the United States. 

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Black women in the United States are typically paid 64 cents for every dollar paid to white men. Black women’s wages are driven down by factors like gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that support caregiving. (Getty Images)

BY MICHELLE HOLDER | Black women lose billions of dollars every year in “involuntarily forfeited” compensation, due to sexism and racism in the U.S. workplace.

Policymakers and companies should take responsibility to rectify these inequities that have existed since the end of emancipation (and before) in the U.S., but Black women cannot afford to wait any longer another for this leadership. We’re still in a robust labor market, so Black women should use this leverage to #AskForMore—during salary negotiations, when starting a new job, and when demanding financial parity with their peers.

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