There's a word, and the word is called misogynoir. And that word describes the double whammy that women of color have to face: You're vulnerable on the issue of gender, and you're vulnerable on the issue of race. (Carol Moseley Braun)

There's a word, and the word is called misogynoir. And that word describes the double whammy that women of color have to face: You're vulnerable on the issue of gender, and you're vulnerable on the issue of race.

Carol Moseley Braun

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