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Rummana Hussain

When prominent women of color are misidentified, it’s a reminder: We don’t all look alike

Michelle Wu smiles during a standing ovation after she was sworn-in as Boston mayor during a ceremony at Boston City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Last week, a man thought he was heckling Wu during a news conference at the Boston Common. But the woman he verbally targeted was Beth Huang, the executive director of Massachusetts Voter Table. | AP

It doesn’t matter if she’s significantly taller or a few inches shorter.

She can be thinner or 20 pounds heavier.

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