Women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963. Photo credit: Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Two years ago, in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, I wrote an essay titled, It's Time to Put Down Our Capes. Like so many Black women, I was disillusioned, discouraged, and exhausted. We had shown up for democracy, mobilized our communities, encouraged
