A Cancer Information Service staffer works at her desk. A study from the Pew Research Center reported that over 40 percent of all households with children under the age of 18 were led by a woman as the sole or primary breadwinner. (Wikipedia Commons)
Graduates participate in commencement at the University of Maryland Graduation Ceremony. A Brookings' Economic Studies report found severe racial debt disparities for both black undergrads an those completing graduate college studies. (Jay Baker, Wikimedia Commons)
Back during the NFL preseason, when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem to protest the oppression of people of color in America, there were many who doubted the sincerity of the gesture. (Provided photo)
In this Oct. 20, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Sparks owner Magic Johnson, left, hugs Candace Parker after the Sparks won the WNBA basketball championship title with a win over the Minnesota Lynx, in Minneapolis. The WNBA has been the sports industry gold standard when it comes to gender and racial hiring practices. And it appears that won't change this year with the WNBA scoring an A+ in both gender and racial hiring practices in the latest of Richard Lapchick's Racial & Gender Report Card. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)