Over 60 years ago, human rights activist and African American revolutionary Malcolm X duly assessed and asserted, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.
” The most disrespected, unprotected and neglected person in America is still the Black woman. If you don’t believe me, look at what’s happening to Vice President following the announcement of her intent to run for president of the United States of America. This is the first Black woman to serve as district attorney for one of the most populated cities in the country.
The first Black woman to serve as the attorney general of the largest justice department in the land. The first Black woman to serve as a United States senator from the third-largest state in the nation. And the first Black woman to serve as vice president of the United States, a role only one step away from the position she’s running for.
Yet, the first thing being questioned by her inept adversaries is her qualifications and competency. You would think that the qualifications of this bold, beautiful , who embodies the accolades of sheer brilliance, would speak for themselves and not be questioned. How could they be? How could a sitting vice president of the United States be disrespectfully reduced to an unqualified “ ” with no experience? How is it logical that this “ ” Howard University law school graduate,.