2018 has been a wonderful year for colored women in politics. The midterm election broke records for women elects, which is cause for the much needed intersectional thinking in politics. Christine Hallquist (nation’s first openly transgender candidate for governor), Rashida Tlaib (first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress), Ilhan Omar (first Somali-American legislator elected to office), just to name a few of the record-breaking women we have the honor to have in our government.

A film we watched in class titled, “Missrespresentation,” explains how badly women are misrepresented in politics and entertainment. It is important to point out that women hold value from their minds and not their bodies. The film gave numerous examples of the slander Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton received while running for office. Men focused on their appearance, rather than what they brought to help the country, and they had brought some really great ideas.

It is time for a change, we have to change mindsets and teach people equality no matter what race or class you are in. It is important to do that now and teach younger generations so that they will not make the same mistakes adults of this current generations are making.