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An article by Anthea Butler for Rewire

Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says,…

The CRC was established in 1974 set goals to make black feminism and lesbianism a part of the women’s movement because before this group the feminist movement was based solely on the heterosexual white middle class women.

A suggested reading list from Melissa Harris-Perry on Black feminism.

A history project to connect with the signatories of the African American Women in Defense of Ourselves proclamation. More than 1600 signed it following Anita Hill’s testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Clarence Thomas’…

A scholar/activist, writer, speaker, and thinker, Boylorn is committed to a life and work (life's work) that prioritizes social justice, is rooted in love, self-care, and accountability, and is housed with honesty and humility.

A coalition comprised of 200 community-based sections in 32 states and 38 national organizational affiliates that works to enlighten and inspire more than 3,000,000 women and men. Its mission is to lead, advocate for and empower women of African…

MsAfropolitan is a blog connecting feminism with critical reflections on contemporary culture from an Africa-centred perspective. Its core aim is to encourage a recognition and transcendence of the ways that oppressive forces such as sexism, racism…

Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. There she is the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Center and the faculty director of the Pro Humanitate Institute. She is also an author, speaker, and…

A video of Beverly Guy-Sheftall talking about the remarkably long history of Black feminists and the links between the abolition and suffragist movements for Makers, a women’s leadership platform.