As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 45 federal judicial vacancies and 15 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
Sixty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black women continue to face racist and sexist barriers that leave them undervalued and underpaid as compared to white, non-Hispanic men. Among full-time, year-round workers in 1967, the earliest year for which data is available, Black women were paid just 43 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men were paid. By 2022, that figure had only narrowed by 26 cents, leaving Black women making 69 cents for every dollar made by white, non-Hispanic men. Moreover, the wage gap widens when part-year and part-time workers are included: Black women typically make just 66 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men make. In addition, Black women working full time, year-round make 96 cents for every dollar paid to Black men.
We need public investments and economic policies that support economic opportunity and address the problematic inequities failing Black women every day, robbing them of hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime, and preventing them and their families from building wealth.
