by E. Faye Williams
In case you haven’t noticed, there is an uptick in the war on women. The tragedy is the war isn’t just coming from men. The hate is coming from every direction. If you didn’t notice it before, take a look at how many women voted in the Nov. 5, 2024, election.
Vice President Kamala Harris supported women’s rights at every rally. She never failed to carry the concerns of women, but what did women do — except for Black women who always vote in our best interest — yet so many of our sisters with whom we have marched, protested and stood up for on rights they claimed were for all women, and we thought they were women in the struggle. It was a slap in our faces when you look at how so many voted in this last election.
When there was such a contrast in who joined us and worked in their best interest along with ours, it is clear that we must reassess where we spend our time and on which issues we concentrate. Once Donald Trump interfered and had his Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, while Black women in larger numbers, as were made public, were dying, so many of our allies seemed to think that was OK and decided to vote for the man responsible for this tragedy. So many of our so-called allies turned away their attention from the issue.
So what do they want? Choice of what to do with our bodies is not the only issue on which we were deserted. Take a look at what is happening with smart and accomplished Black women around the country. Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby worked brilliantly for the people under her jurisdiction in Maryland. She worked her heart out for justice for those in her community and helped her colleagues in other geographical areas. She was applauded by many.
She did nothing wrong, but if you read or listen to what is said in the news, you wouldn’t know that she was selectively prosecuted for the great things she did! Trump and his allies, on the other hand, thrive on doing the wrong thing by continuing to threaten people who do the right thing — something that seems to be a foreign idea to him and his cohorts. I find the vulgar things he says and does and can still be chosen by so many people to be their leader, using people who have no leadership skills, to be insane!
Look at some of the things happening or that recently happened to brilliant Black women and we see either no or a smidgen of other women coming to their aid. District Attorney Fani Willis of Georgia has been stripped of her racketeering case against Trump and 18 of his aides and associates. This is a stunning ruling from a Georgia state appeals court to please the already-convicted-34-times Trump, with more cases on the horizon, but who is punished? DA Fani Willis!
Kim Foxx, Kim Gardner, Aramis Ayala — all punished for their great work. Monique Worrell has faced her challenges. New York Attorney General Letitia James is definitely doing her job, but Trump denigrates her because she’s making him pay for his wrongdoing! All of these, and I’m sure there are more, were just doing their job. I’m left wondering where my sisters of another color are in standing up for them?
There’s a war on women, but most of them seem to be Black women who are just doing their job. Please do the right thing for one Black woman. Go to justiceformarilynmosby.com and sign the petition to have President Biden pardon her now so she can go back to work!
