Celebrates twelve Black feminists who have made an indelible mark not just on Black women's intellectual history but on American intellectual history in general. The volume calls attention to the creativity of Black women who galvanized their readers, listeners, and fellow activists to seek justice for the oppressed.
Analyzing the personal clothing, makeup, and hairstyles of working-class Black and Latina girls, Jillian Hernandez examines how cultural discourses of aesthetic value racialize the bodies of women and girls of color.
David J. Luke's Affirmative Action and Black Student Success is a concrete and comprehensive exploration into diversity programs on college campuses and their impact on Black student success and outcomes.
A collection of first hand narratives and oral histories portraying the African American experience from slavery through emancipation and into the 20th century.