✍🏾: @jamilatdavis
It’s no secret that #BlackGirlMagic is real! This year @Time Magazine has named five Black women to the TIME’s 2022 Women of the Year List: #AllysonFelix, #AmandaGorman, #SherrilynIfill, #JennieJoseph and #KerryWashington.
Each of these women were selected because of their commitment to creating a better future for women across generations, communities and borders. In their respective fields, they fight for the rights of women, Black women specifically, and continuously strive toward making a more equal and just world.
Meet the five black women honorees:
Allyson Felix is a seven-time Olympic Gold medalist who had a banner year in 2021. She won two medals at the Tokyo Olympics becoming the most decorated woman in track and field history.
Amanda Gorman surged onto the national stage when she recited her poem #TheHillWeClimb during President #JoeBiden and Vice-President #KamalaHarris’ inauguration, becoming the youngest Inaugural poet in U.S. history.
Sherrilyn Ifill is the President and director-counsel of the #NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a position she has held for the past nine years. She has implemented an intersectional focus with her work arguing that everything the NAACP does impacts the lives of women.
Jennie Joseph is a British-trained midwife, who has made maternal mortality crisis that Black women face her life’s work. Through her work, she has become one of the world’s most highly regarded midwives and foremost authorities on women’s health concerning healthy pregnancies, deliveries and babies.
Kerry Washington is an Emmy Award-winning actress, producer and director, who is also a political activist. She uses her role as an actress as an extension of her activism, campaigning for the advancement of marginalized people of color and women.
Let’s salute our sisters. These #BlackGirlsRock! #BWLM💕
