“The journey to college is mythical for most Black girls in California. Our nation has a long history of racial trauma and discriminatory behavior toward Black students. The urgency of closing the pay and wealth gap makes Black girls’ path to college particularly alarming due to the role Black women often play in being the primary breadwinner in Black households,” wrote Dr. Colette Harris Mathews, founder/principal DEIB Consultant at Harris Mathews Consulting. | By Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media Hundreds of African American women, professionals from different backgrounds and all corners of the Golden State, came together January 31 to discuss a range of issues important to Black women in California. California Black Women’s Collective, California Black Media and Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) organized […]
Hundreds of African American women, professionals from different backgrounds and all corners of the Golden State, came together Jan. 31 to discuss a range of issues important to Black women in California.