[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress

[ Pressley ]Pressley urges Fed chair to address Black women's Unemployment as the
figure rises. The Massachusetts congresswoman said Black women’s
employment is a “key metric of the health of the U.S. economy.

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family, my mother — like many Black women in this country —
was often the last hired and the first fired.

We see that pattern playing out right now, in this unprecedented moment
where Trump’s mass layoffs and attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion
are pushing Black women out of the workforce: Black women’s unemployment
is the highest it’s been in 4 years at 6.7%, compared to the overall
unemployment rate of 4.3%.

When the rest of the country gets a cold, Black folks get pneumonia. The
loss of so many Black women in the workforce is a glaring red flag and an
indicator of overall health of our economy.

That’s why I am demanding Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do his
job and take immediate action to uphold the Fed's statutory mandate to
promote maximum employment for all, including addressing the increasingly
high unemployment rates of Black women.

[ [link removed] ]This is a discriminate harm. It is precise and it is targeted, and it
will eventually come for everyone. Add your name and join me in calling on
the Federal Reserve to address the alarming spike in unemployment for
Black women.

Throughout history, Black women have truly been the canary in the coal
mine. We’re an indicator of what is to come. This is a glaring red flag
for our economy and damning evidence of Donald Trump’s irresponsible and
chaotic economic policies.

He is shamefully harming our economy by causing our workforce to lose the
wealth of knowledge, innovation, and skills that Black women contribute
every day.

Right now, I’m thinking of the Black women in my district who have shared
with me that they’ve been laid off. I’m thinking of the Black women in
research, housing, health care and Head Start. I’m thinking of Governor
Lisa Cook and all the Black women leaders who have been deliberately
targeted by Trump. I’m also thinking a great deal about the indignities
that my mother endured as a Black woman for much of her life in the
workplace — and how so many women today are facing the same.

[ [link removed] ]Sign on to join me in demanding that the Federal Reserve uphold their
statutory mandate and promote maximum employment for everyone — including
Black women who are being disproportionately harmed right now.

In solidarity,

Ayanna





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