“The Combahee River Collective Statement”:
Summary: This reading talks about Black feminist and all they endured during this time period. The Combahee River Collective is a Black feminist organization built with African American women. This organization was part of doing political work within in their group. Black feminist faced more than just feminism they also faced racism as well will fighting for Women’s Rights. ” Still, hundreds of women have been active at different times during the three-year existence of our group. And every Black woman who came, came out of a strongly felt need for some level of possibility that did not previously exist in her life.”(The Combahee River Collective) This quote stuck out to me because these black feminists needed something they couldn’t get until they joined this group which was hope for a new and better life.
” Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference”:
Summary: In Age, Race, Class and Sex, they are talking about how the “different” people have to teach the other people what they know or what they grew to know in these different cultures. This reading basically talks more about the different races and gender sexual preference. Black women and men get shunned upon when they come out as being Lesbian and or Gay. “In certain parts of Africa, small girls are still being sewed shut between their legs to keep them docile and for men’s pleasure.” (Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference) This quote is major to me because other cultures and races don’t see how much black women go through and all they have to fight for to at least halfway get the equal rights they deserve.
Connection Between the Two:
Explanation: I picked these two articles because they are the ones who stuck out to me the most. Both of these articles talk about how much black feminist had to go through in order for black women to get treated the same as everyone else. Black women still struggle with equal rights, and they are still fighting for them.
Key Words: Black feminist, Sex and Gender
Question Time:
What do you think we could all do as a whole to change some of the issues that black women are still facing right now?
How do you feel about Black feminist?
Hey Really enjoyed reading your Blog! I feel as a black women myself, if all people would just be accepting and loving this world would be a much better place. I never understood why race even matters.
To answer your first question, I think truly listening and trying to understand black women is essential in changing the issues being faced. There can be no change if outsiders refuse to listen. Black women are already an oppressed group that people don’t listen to. I think really pushing out information on various topics would help shed light on the issues they face. And for anyone who isn’t a black woman, they should speak out in a way that isn’t speaking over the voices of black women.