“We cannot turn back. This is only the beginning. The Women’s March initiated the resistance. Today and tomorrow, we continue to wage it.”
Author: C. Nicole Mason
C. Nicole Mason is the executive director of the Center for Research and Policy in the Public Interest at The New York Women’s Foundation. Her writing and commentary have appeared in major newspapers and outlets including MSNBC, CNN, The Nation, Essence magazine and numerous NPR affiliates.
The Nearly Impossible Dream
Hard work and ambition are supposed to be the keys to escaping poverty, yet few poor black girls will ever achieve middle-class success.