![Collage of photos of Black women, Therese Patricia Okoumou, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Shirley Chisholm.](https://www.damemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dont-call-black-women-superheroes-1-226x110.jpg)
Stop Calling Black Women “Superheroes”
Women of color like Therese Patricia Okoumou have been at the frontline of activism for centuries. But portraying them as super-human diminishes the very real struggles they face daily.
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