On an unusually warm January afternoon, 28-year-old Icy Coomber attended a poster-making session for the fourth annual Women’s March in Washington, D.C. Unlike the friend she accompanied to

the event, Coomber did not participate in any of the previous anti-Trump demonstrations. Three years ago, the first march drew hundreds of thousands of people to the nation’s capital and

hosted sister marches in cities around the world. But the Women’s March has struggled since then, facing controversy for some of its leadership and criticism for being a space for primarily

white, cisgender women. Last year, three founding members stepped down following allegations of anti-Semitism, and a new, bigger board took their place. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue