This week's open threads have highlighted the works of several Black feminists/womanists. Today, I am going to focus on one of the most well-known Black feminists: bell hooks. Gloria Jean Watkins (born September 25, 1952), better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist. She took her nom de plume from her maternal … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Black Feminists/Womanists
Thursday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Cheryl L. Clarke (born Washington DC, 1947) is a writer, educator and lesbian Black feminist activist. Raised in Washington DC, she reflected in some of her earliest work the troubled times of the 1960's and the rebellions that ripped through the District of Columbia following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clarke is the author of four collections of … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists
Florynce Rae "Flo" Kennedy (February 11, 1916 – December 22, 2000), was an American lawyer, activist, civil rights advocate, and feminist. Kennedy was born in Kansas City to an African-American family. Her father Wiley Kennedy was a Pullman porter, and later had a taxi business. The second of her parents' five daughters, she had a happy childhood, full of support from … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Feminists/Womanists