Whereas throughout United States history, the country’s economy was built in large part upon Black women’s diminished power, through unpaid, exploited, and forced labor; Whereas discriminatory features of the United States labor market and the punitive design of public benefits programs hinder the economic mobility of Black women with disabilities; Whereas income gaps, wealth gaps, lack of adequate worker protection laws, and a host of other socioeconomic indicators illustrate a system that has been designed to keep Black women without power; Whereas Black women made up 6.4 percent of the United States workforce in 2020, but represent 10.4 percent of the workers who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to just $15 an hour; Whereas Black women make between 62 to 64 cents of every dollar made by a White, non-Hispanic man; Whereas economic insecurity is intensified for Black women, who have little to no wealth to fall back on due to generational inequality and ongoing discrimination; Whereas guaranteed income, direct cash transfers, hazard pay, an increase in worker power, sectoral worker bargaining, and stronger labor law protection can benefit the economic well-being of marginalized demographics, specifically Black women; Whereas expanding the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, incentivizing State tax changes, and strengthening the estate tax can assist in centering Black women in tax reform; Whereas studies show that Black women, whether insured or uninsured, receive worse care by health care professionals, often at the expense of their lives; Whereas, in 2020, more than 30 percent of Black women relied on Medicaid as their primary source of health coverage; Whereas Black women not only need access to health care providers that value their identity, but also providers who look like them to improve Black women’s access to quality care