Formidable Woman Magazine Interview

Over the course of an almost 30-year career as a Black woman lawyer, professor, and administrator, I have faced extraordinary and sometimes unfathomable injustice, racism, sexism, inequal pay, lack of promotion, macroaggressions, hyper-invisibility, marginalization, and humiliation.  Unfortunately, I believe these challenges and experiences are commonplace for women of color in America. As Black women, in particular, our skin color signifies our difference, and makes us vulnerable to stereotypes. In response to the negative stereotypes, we feel an impossible responsibility to “overperform,” and “overachieve,” to “overcome” the biases that have been placed upon us. This extraordinary achievement and #Blackexcellence is not without a cost to our emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.  Yet, many of us have developed a deep reservoir of resilience and inspiration from our ancestors whose burdens were so much greater than ours.  Because of them, we are still here, showing up and showing out! 

https://www.formidablewomanmag.com/menah-pratt-writer-public-speaker-and-academic-advocate/