On this edition of Your Call, Dr. Jenn M. Jackson discusses their new book, Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism, which documents the central role Black women have played in liberation movements, both in US history and their own life.
Jackson writes about the wisdom from Black women like Ida B. Wells, Audre Lorde, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm. They say Black women were the first ones to teach us how to fight racism and how to imagine a more just world for everyone.
Guest:
Jenn M. Jackson, professor of political science at Syracuse University, columnist for Teen Vogue, and author of Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
Resources:
Essence: The Importance Of Raising Black Children Outside Of Gender Norms
Al Jazeera: Martin Luther King, Jr was radical: We must reclaim that legacy
Teen Vogue: 2020 Was a Year to Learn (or Relearn) Important Black Feminist Lessons
Ms. Magazine: In Search of Zora Neale Hurston
The New Yorker: Until Black Women Are Free, None of Us Will Be Free
