After White House spokesman Sean Spicer chastised White House correspondent April Ryan, and Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly made separate comments about congresswoman Maxine Waters’ appearance, #BlackWomenAtWork has started trending.
The hashtag is social media users' response to the perceived sexism, and racism, that black women suffer every day, just for doing their job.
Trump’s under-fire Press Secretary Spicer was widely criticized, both on social media and in official press channels, after appearing to scold Ryan for her line of questioning and mannerisms.
Whilst O’Reilly faced a backlash after likening Waters’ hair to a James Brown wig, after the former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus urged people to stand up to Donald Trump.
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