Oppression Of African American Women Essay

American’s have faced oppression for the different races and genders especially, Women’s suffrage, which fought for the right of women to vote. In the 1960’s, the Civil Rights Movement fought for equal rights and opportunities for African-Americans. African-American women, also referred to as black women, have been an overlooked group in American society. Oppression affected black women in two ways: one for their race and then again for their gender. Historically, black women have been neglected for their race and gender and held to lower standards in areas related to education and employment opportunities, when compared to that of black men and white women. In modern society, although progress has been made, African-American women still lack in areas such as employment, income, health care and more

The status of African-American women has increased from former historical times in America, especially extreme periods of oppression during the Civil Rights Movement and afterwards. They still face significant challenges in different areas of life, one of these areas specifically being income. The modern black household consists of the African-American women as being the head of the household, because of this the black women in some cases, are viewed as the provider for the family. The economic status of not only single-parent black women but black women in generally is extremely low compared to their male counterparts. In the article, “The Invisible Woman: The Status of and Challenges Facing Black Women Preface” by Nicole Kenney discusses the disparity in the incomes of African-American women. The article states, “ the median income for single mother households was $30,129 with Black single