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    LZ Granderson: Closing the wage gap for Black women is an investment, not charity

    by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times Nov 16, 2023 3 minutes
    Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks is seen during the first quarter against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023, in Dallas, Texas.

    Dawn Staley has never been shy about talking stats. As a Hall of Fame WNBA player and coach, her numbers are a point of pride. But the figures she is bringing up these days are not — and she thinks we all need to hear them.

    Among Black women, 40% have annual household incomes of less than $50,000. For Americans over all, the number is just 24%.

    Only 43% of Black women have health insurance, compared with 53% of Americans overall.

    And although 56% of workers have paid sick

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