The California women's march was canceled for fear of being "extremely white".

The women's march due to take place in early 2019 in northern California was canceled because the organizers feared it would not be sufficiently diversified. The march was to take place in the town of Eureka, Humboldt County, on January 19th. "Until now, the participants have been extremely white and have not been represented from many points of view in our community," according to a statement posted on Facebook. . "Rather than going forward in the absence of crucial voices, the organizing team will take time for more awareness."

The group stated that it was "exploring the possibility of organizing an event in March to celebrate International Women's Day," to be held on March 8. "Our goal is to continue planning and succeed in creating an event that will strengthen community engagement through relationships between women seeking to improve the lives of everyone in our community," the statement said.

Some social media quickly criticized the decision, pointing out that Humboldt County was extremely white. According to census data, more than 74% of the county is "White only, not Hispanic or Latino," according to the Times-Standard, a local newspaper.

This is not the first time that the Women's March movement "faces questions about its racial constitution and integrity," notes the Washington Post. There has been a lot of talk about race and the question of whether minority women were being considered for the first step in 2017. More recently, there has been controversy over his leadership and connection with the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan. In the midst of controversy, the Chicago Chapter also canceled its planned march, because of the high cost of the event.