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Staffers on Capitol Hill are known for staying behind the scenes, supporting their bosses who’ve been elected to Congress in order to do the People’s work. Hill staffers are the unsung heroes and sheroes who help members of Congress deliver necessary policy for their constituents.
The role of making government work can often be a faceless and thankless job, and it can be particularly so for Black staffers on the Hill. Much like in Corporate America or private-sector industries, Black women can especially be few and far between in government, which is why theGrio decided to spotlight a few of the faces we don’t often get to see.
Thirteen Black women staffers came together for a special photo shoot to highlight a pivotal and historic moment in Washington as a Black woman currently serves as vice president of the United States (Kamala Harris) and another is poised to be confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court (Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson).
TheGrio was able to sit down with seven of the women to talk more intimately about what it’s like being a Black woman taking up space in a predominantly white, male arena, the glass ceilings that are being shattered in U.S. government and what inspired them to work in public service.
Read their stories and see them in their Black Girl Magic glory below.
Courtesy of WWW.THEGRIO.COM
