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Meet this year's 50 #InStyleBadassWomen: women who show up, speak up, and get things done — no matter what else is going on. https://www.instyle.com/news/the-badass-50?utm_campaign=instyle_instyle&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=5ffe1657b56a840001f91bcb
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"The world knows him as George Floyd, but to me he was my big brother," Bridgett Floyd says. The Floyd family has turned "pain into purpose," establishing the George Floyd Memorial Foundation to uphold their brother's legacy of mentorship and service, and fight for police reform.
. @blaireerskine uses her ever-growing platform to post explainers on how to navigate the complicated campaigns in her home state of Georgia, which earned her another fan: "Stacey Abrams reached out to me, and I nearly died."
New York City mayoral candidate @mayawiley, who could become the city’s first Black female mayor, wants "to recover economically from COVID. That means we have to address our inequalities: The extreme pain has been significantly more devastating in communities of color."
"Asking important questions and demanding accountability from elected leaders are privileges and responsibilities," says NBC News Chief White House correspondent and Weekend Today co-anchor @kwelkernbc. "I recognize that I was only the second Black woman in history to do that."
Sixteen years after she interviewed with the @MLB for a general-manager position, Kim Ng became the first female GM in American sports history when she landed the top spot with the @Marlins. "I thought this was a big deal, but it exceeded expectations," she says.
Attorney, chemical engineer, and MIT grad @VAMNit is combining her passions to co-create and teach a first-of-its-kind class at Fordham University's Fashion Law Institute on how cosmetics are made and sold and where the FDA can improve in terms of regulations to keep people safe.
. @israhirsi, daughter of congresswoman @IlhanMN, has activism in her blood. She co-founded the U.S. Youth Climate Strike in 2019 and is focused on highlighting the inherent racism in climate discussions, where a lack of information in marginalized communities can prove fatal.
Dr. @celinegounder continually finds new ways to communicate vital information about diseases, such as Ebola and COVID-19, as well as tackle healthcare inequities. "We want to restore trust in science, public health, and government," she says. "That begins with transparency."
Read more about the 50 women that provided us with hope, solace, and even a few laughs in the past year: https://bit.ly/3sjRtdH
