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obtuseblues's review
4.0
such an important collection of essays that center the work Black European women are doing now and everywhere. these essays engage with the ways in which Black American feminism and activists have been the focal point of these conversations and work when the social conditions in the US are not analogous to every other country nor are they transferrable in the form they currently exist in. many of these brilliant scholars, public servants, influencers, professionals, content creators, professors, etc. provide an entry point into reshaping how we imagine race and race relations abroad (said by an American) since it encompasses and emphasizes different aspects relating to colonization and imperialism that are pertinent to Black people and POC in Europe.
Emejulu and Sobande curate a wonderful selection of essays that span a diverse spread of topics and lived experiences. there are a handful that i will carry in my back pocket, grateful for the beautiful writing and the important sentiments. some of these essays even made me cry. perhaps it was an emotional time of my life, but they filled my heart and inspired hope.
Emejulu and Sobande curate a wonderful selection of essays that span a diverse spread of topics and lived experiences. there are a handful that i will carry in my back pocket, grateful for the beautiful writing and the important sentiments. some of these essays even made me cry. perhaps it was an emotional time of my life, but they filled my heart and inspired hope.
klibri's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Highlights:
"Those Who Fight For Us Without Us Are Against Us: Afrofeminist Activism in France" by Cyn Awori Othieno and Annette Davis on behalf of Mwasi Collectif
In France self-labelled antiracist organisations along with the status quo cry ‘reverse racism’ not just when trying to shut down Black feminist events. There is pushback and dismissal anytime experiences of racism are publicly discussed, anytime whiteness is not invisibilised as ‘normal,’ when we do not tiptoe around centuries of violent history swept under the carpet.
"Cruel Ironies: The Afterlife of Black Womxn’s Intervention" by Cruel Ironies Collective
Confronting the appropriation of Black feminist thought while non-Black women of colour and dominant groups silence Black women in academia
"Creating a Space Within the German Academy" by Melody Howse
Speaking up against and excavating anthropology's colonialist roots
"A Manifesto for Survival" by Sadiah Qureshi
Surviving and transforming academia
"But Some of Us Are Tired: Black Women’s ‘Personal Feminist Essays’ in the Digital Sphere" by Kesiena Boom
The commodification of Black women's pain in white-controlled publishing
Note: Claire Heuchan (Sister Outrider) is anti-trans
"Those Who Fight For Us Without Us Are Against Us: Afrofeminist Activism in France" by Cyn Awori Othieno and Annette Davis on behalf of Mwasi Collectif
In France self-labelled antiracist organisations along with the status quo cry ‘reverse racism’ not just when trying to shut down Black feminist events. There is pushback and dismissal anytime experiences of racism are publicly discussed, anytime whiteness is not invisibilised as ‘normal,’ when we do not tiptoe around centuries of violent history swept under the carpet.
"Cruel Ironies: The Afterlife of Black Womxn’s Intervention" by Cruel Ironies Collective
Confronting the appropriation of Black feminist thought while non-Black women of colour and dominant groups silence Black women in academia
"Creating a Space Within the German Academy" by Melody Howse
Speaking up against and excavating anthropology's colonialist roots
"A Manifesto for Survival" by Sadiah Qureshi
Surviving and transforming academia
"But Some of Us Are Tired: Black Women’s ‘Personal Feminist Essays’ in the Digital Sphere" by Kesiena Boom
The commodification of Black women's pain in white-controlled publishing
Note: Claire Heuchan (Sister Outrider) is anti-trans
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