John, Nina Turner said it best.

An animated gif of a video clip featuring Nina Turner speaking at the MLK Jr Monument on Martin Luther King Junior Day, January 15, 2017, in which she says: “And by the way sisters, we want our whole damn dollar. Say whole damn dollar!”

Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the date on which the average Black woman finally catches up to the amount of money her white male peers earned nine months earlier.

This date changes every year based on average wages calculated across demographics from the previous year.

In 2020, Black women earned 63 cents for every dollar earned by white men for the same work. But in 2021, a year when MANY employers raised wages, the average pay for Black women dropped to 58 cents on the dollar.

Pay equity concerns ALL of us, because these wage gaps affect the entire economy. Lower wages mean Black women (who are often the primary breadwinners in their household) have less spending power – and that translates to less demand and fewer jobs.

If we eliminated the gender wage gap entirely tomorrow, Black women would bring home enough additional income to pay for:

Over 2.5 years of childcare
Over 2.5 years of tuition and fees at a 4-year public university
Nearly 2 years of rent

There is no excuse, no explanation, nothing that makes this okay.

But we have a chance to turn this all around, starting right now.

Brand New Congress has 14 bold, progressive fighters on the ballot who are committed to the fight for working families, racial justice, and gender justice. Our candidates stand for pay equity, living wages, strong unions, tuition-free college, student debt relief, and universal healthcare.

You can help us get ALL 14 elected and more than *double* the BNC caucus this November. Pitch in $50, $25, or whatever you can today to elect representatives who answer to the people, not corporate interests.

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Stagnant wages have pushed millions to the brink of survival over the last 40 years. Now with the cost of living on the rise, the gender pay gap – particularly for Black women – means we are the most at risk for housing and food insecurity.

The fight for living wages cannot leave anyone behind. We need representatives with the lived experience to understand what is at stake for working people, and especially for Black women.

We have strong allies in Congress already committed to this fight. Let’s send them some backup.

Adrienne Bell
Brand New Congress

Since 2016 BNC has led the way in advancing popular policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal and electing bold progressive fighters. We recruited and elected AOC in 2018 and Cori Bush in 2020. With seven BNC Reps currently in office, we are growing progressive power in Congress.

This November we’re working to flip multiple red seats, fill open seats with bold progressives, and elect our first BNC Senator by defeating Rand Paul.

Pitch in today and join us as we take over Congress and return power to the people.

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