Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) exuded the ultimate class, grace and strength on Tuesday.
The congresswoman responded to Bill O’Reilly’s racist and sexist insult about her hair with words that deserve to be a daily affirmation.
“I am a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined,” Waters said on MSNBC.
Waters paraphrased her powerful words in a tweet using the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork, amplified by activist Brittany Packnett in response to the disrespect the representative and White House correspondent April D. Ryan endured on Tuesday.
I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated, and I'm not going anywhere. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Maxine Waters (@MaxineWaters) March 29, 2017
HuffPost Black Voices was so inspired by Waters’ response that we decided to highlight even more women. Using the hashtag #StrongBlackWoman, we asked our Twitter followers to tell us what makes them a boss.
Check out some of their tweets below:
@blackvoices @MaxineWaters everyday we are faced with stereotypes esp in corporate white America but I persevere. #strongblackwoman pic.twitter.com/X2O2EKejVE
— Big Baby Bam (@RosaSparkzZz) March 29, 2017
@blackvoices Left job after 20 years bc they wouldn't promote me so started my own biz & pursued acting full time. #StrongBlackWoman pic.twitter.com/x45wt2c5Ws
— Natalie G Tucker (@Nat_Tuck) March 29, 2017
I'm too cognizant of oppressive forces to be brought down by them. But I'll call them out in a heartbeat. #StrongBlackWoman
— Zahara Hill (@zaharahill) March 29, 2017
@blackvoices @MaxineWaters I'm fighting for equitable education for all students through @AmeriCorps pic.twitter.com/UxG7eyJbWR
— Petty Pam (@Thisladylion) March 29, 2017
@blackvoices @MaxineWaters I've been denied jobs in corporate America because my hair was too "ethic" (curly, bushy, braided) still I rise! pic.twitter.com/JkBVWDTdRS
— CherylsLyfe (@CherylsLyfe) March 29, 2017
@blackvoices @MaxineWaters: Black women roots. I stand on too many shoulders to not make mine available too! If not us for us, then who? pic.twitter.com/DcaZAfXz1B
— V Miles-Tribble (@CantBeStill) March 29, 2017
My strength comes from my resilience AND vulnerability. It's in both my laugh and my cry. It's not limited to a stereotype #StrongBlackWoman
— Taryn Finley (@_TARYNitUP) March 29, 2017
@blackvoices #strongblackwoman I am a lifesaver having dedicated my life to organ donation education in the underserved communities THE BEST pic.twitter.com/3xMJZAeRk1
— roxanne watson (@roxannewatson74) March 29, 2017
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