Whereas, August 22, 2019, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which marks the day that symbolizes how long into 2019 Black women must work to make what men were paid in 2018; Whereas section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1) ) prohibits discrimination in wages on the basis of sex for equal work; Whereas title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) prohibits discrimination in compensation because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; Whereas despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note) more than 5 decades ago, which establishes that employers shall not discriminate in wages on the basis of sex, but shall provide equal pay for equal work, Census Bureau data shows that Black women working full-time, year-round are typically paid 61 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men; Whereas if the current trends continue, on average Black women will have to wait 100 years to achieve equal pay; Whereas the median annual pay for a Black woman in the United States working full-time, year-round is $36,735, which means that typically Black women lose nearly $947,000 in potential earnings over their lifetime to the wage gap; Whereas lost wages mean Black women have less money to support themselves and their families, save and invest for the future, and spend on goods and services, causing businesses and the economy to suffer as a result; Whereas Black women’s median earnings are less than men’s at every level of academic achievement, with Black women with less than a high school diploma earning 24 percent less than White men, and Black women with an advanced degree earning 36 percent less than White men with the same level of education; Whereas, in the United States, more than 80 percent of Black mothers are key breadwinners for their families, but mothers working full-time are typically paid only 54 percent as much as White fathers