Marilyn Mosby is part of the 1% — an elite group of 45 women of color among the nearly 2,400 elected prosecutors in the United States.
she received a racist and profanity-laced voicemail which she posted online with the caption, in part,"This is why #IStandWithKimGardner..."
Gloria Blackwell, the Senior Vice President of Fellowship and Programs with American Association of University Women , discusses women of color in leadership positions in the workplace and in society.And Lisa Flores, a counseling psychology professor at the University of Missouri, said that the higher up women of color go, the more isolated they become.
"So when women of color are in a position to try to break down the narrative, barriers, and bring in policies to help everyone, they are looking at it as she's black and will only help black people," said Blackwell."And because of that they have to tear that person down, question her qualifications, find ways to make others question why this person was elected in the first place.
"Women of color are often the target of sexist and racist stereotypes -- it is a form of double jeopardy because they are members of multi-oppressed groups," said Flores."The experience of white women and women of color are the same, but different because of the racism behind it." "We received so much hate mail and threats," said Foxx, adding that, a majority of the messages called her racial slurs and derogatory terms for a woman.as well as witnesses and photographs from the rally, believed to be three white nationalists groups.Kim Foxx, candidate for Cook County State's Attorney, arrives for lunch on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen in Chicago.
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