In September 2020, I wrote an article for Colorlines.com on the various forces that Black women confront. I described these forces as an invisible hand contending with Black women, even as Black women break barriers. I noted that society tends to celebrate the ascension of Black women to high-profile positions (such as the selection of former Senator Kamala Harris as the nation’s first woman and first Black woman vice president), but promotions are not without challenges. No one should ever think that career growth is the end of the story; we rise, even as we sometimes cry.
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