nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||What The 'Wall Of Moms' Protests Say About Motherhood, Race In America||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Mothers can be powerful forces in activism, and stereotypes about moms, as well as race, have long played a role in shaping that power — as well as who gets to wield it.

Members of the 'Wall of Moms" lock their arms during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Portland, Ore.



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What The 'Wall Of Moms' Protests Say About Motherhood, Race In America

Mothers can be powerful forces in activism, and stereotypes about moms, as well as race, have long played a role in shaping that power — as well as who gets to wield it.