The Sacrifice and the Silence: Black Women VS America

On February 19, 2026, I organized a historic gubernatorial forum in DeKalb County, Georgia, bringing together candidates, elected officials, and hundreds of voters to engage in the work of democracy. But while I was doing that work as a Black woman, over 350,000 Black women lost their jobs in 2025.Black women's unemployment rate surged from 5.4% to 7.3%, the highest in four years. We made up 54.7% of all job losses for women, despite being only 14.1% of the female workforce. And we are the most educated demographic in this country.So let me ask you: If Black women are the most educated, why are we the first fired? If we're the ones doing the work of democracy, why are we the ones being sacrificed? And why is nobody talking about it?In this episode, I break down the Faustian Bargain that Trump made with white America, a bargain where Black women are the collateral damage. I analyze the Sacrificial Bargain that expects Black women to absorb the harm, stay silent, and keep saving everyone else while our economic security is destroyed. And I call out the community's complicity in the silence surrounding Black women's job losses.This is about the gubernatorial forum I just organized. This is about the 350,000 Black women who lost jobs. This is about the work we do and the price we pay. This is the Sacrificial Bargain. And it's time we name it.