... George Gary Convention Martin Luther King C.L.R. James Stokely Carmichael Robert Hill Coretta Scott King Black feminism The Black Studies Directors Seminar was the springboard for the IBW and the King Center's official openings in January 1970. The program, “A Celebration of Blackness,” announced...

.... A history that recognizes the NWC as the place where the phrase “women of color” became a means of representing that diversity and leadership. Most importantly, this book offers a history that makes a wide range of Black women’s political action and Black feminism visible. Using Diana Mara Henry’s...

... Feminist Party National Black Feminist Organization NBFO National Organization of Women Florynce Kennedy Black feminism abortion sex work anti-racism legal activism 1977 National Women’s Conference Plan of Action Figure 7.1. Florynce Kennedy at the International Women’s Year Conference...

... Coretta Shirley Chisholm Black Feminism Black Power Feminism women’s movement coalition Building intersectionality on january 31, 2014, the United States Postal Service unveiled a stamp of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first African American and woman...

... but for her personal life. This chapter situates Burke’s public persona within the intellectual tradition of Black feminism. Throughout her time in Congress, Burke used the novelty of her very presence as a Black woman politician to garner public attention for issues related to gender and racial equality...

...This chapter focuses on the strong influence of Black Power on the growth of women's liberation. “Black Power” refers to the winning of sufficient political power by poor black people. The chapter outlines the effect of Black Power on the liberation of black feminism. The chapter also tells about...

... race theory and Black feminism, its adoption by historical archaeologists remains limited. Intersectionality is useful for an archaeology of race riots because it provides a different lens for examining race and society. The perspective of intersectionality also speaks directly to more than a century...

...This chapter focuses on the works of Amy Jacques Garvey and Jessie Fauset, women writers and activists of the New Negro movement in Harlem during the 1920s. This chapter provides an account of how these women's intellectual and practical endeavor contributed to internationalist black feminism...