![]() ![]() Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, for example, taught me not to rely on a relationship to define myself and how to be an independent Black woman. ![]() ![]() These titles have also helped me discover my inner power. Now, when the world is finally calling for anti-racism, I find myself turning to the voices of Black women who've written books, paving the way for today's writers, activists, educators, healers, and change-makers.Īs a Black woman, I've found the work of writers such as Audre Lorde and Angela Davis has helped me understand the larger role of Black women in society. Johnson during the Stonewall uprising of 1969, and more recently, Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors, who founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013. ![]() Think: Angela Davis and Assata Shakur of the Black Liberation movements of the 1960s and '70s, Marsha P. At the forefront of social movements combating police brutality and systemic racism, there have always been Black women. ![]()
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