ADAMS, FRANKEL, LEGER FERNANDEZ, WATSON COLEMAN, BLUNT ROCHESTER INTRODUCE BLACK WOMEN'S EQUAL PAY DAY RESOLUTION

Washington, Oct. 9 -- Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12),LoisFrankel (FL-22),Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12),Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), introduced the Black Women's Equal Pay Day Resolution, marking July 21st as Black Women's Equal Pay Day and recognizing the deep, persistent wage gap that Black women continue to face in the United States.Every year, the date of Black Women's Equal Pay Day is set to mark the amount of time Black women would have to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned by the end of the previous year. In 2025, Black women earned roughly 65 cents for every dollar wh...