Rachel Noerdlinger, right, escorts Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, to a June 3, 2020 press conference. | Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo When a routine tally of New York’s top 50 political operatives was published over the summer, a group of Black consultants immediately took note of the list’s lack…

The champion, whose work exceeded her sport, urged women to demand what we deserve and own our power — This story is a part of our Back to the Future series on how key moments in the year 2000 influenced similar events in 2020. Venus Ebony Starr Williams is a woman who has always owned her power. Confident in her beautiful brown skin with a big game and an…