Black Feminist Perspectives on COVID-19: A Reading List

Check out this reading list from our Zoom event, “Black Feminist Perspectives on COVID-19.”

NewsJaimee SwiftMay 10, 2020News

Black Women Radicals Presents: Afrekete Convos

Every first Thursday of the month, Black Women Radicals will host “Afrekete Convos”, an IG Live series that highlights and uplifts Black women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming activists, artists, and changemakers around the world. This series is in honor of and inspired by the self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” that was and is Audre Lorde.

NewsJaimee SwiftMay 8, 2020News

The Triumph of Black Lesbian Feminist Resistance: Honoring Radical Poet and Activist Cheryl Clarke

As a pioneering poet, activist, essayist, and educator, Dr. Cheryl Clarke has and continues to center and uplift radical Black lesbian feminist literature and organizing. We honor her.

NewsJaimee SwiftApril 20, 2020News

SANKOFA: Honoring Our Black Feminist Pioneers

Black Women Radicals’ Blog, “Voices in Movement,” welcomes you to engage with our March 2020 theme, Sankofa: Honoring Our Black Feminist Pioneers.

NewsJaimee SwiftMarch 1, 2020News

Meet Chi Hughes: The Activist Who Co-Founded The First Openly LGBTQ+ Student Organization at an HBCU

As a pioneering activist, organizer, and alumnus of Howard University, Annette “Chi” Hughes (she/her/hers) paved a formidable legacy for LGBTQ+ student-activists at Howard and at other historically Black colleges and universities, as the co-founder of the first openly LGBTQ+ student organization at any HBCU.

NewsJaimee SwiftFebruary 1, 2020News