Ancestral Power

Published: July 3, 2020, 7:30 p.m.

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Maria and Julio are joined by authors and historians\\xa0Daina Ramey Berry\\xa0and\\xa0Kali Nicole Gross\\xa0to talk about their latest book,\\xa0A Black Women\'s History of the United States. They analyze the history of Black women in America and their legacy of activism, resistance and entrepreneurship. Daina and Kali offer their insight on how Black women are shaping politics and harnessing their electoral power. ITT Staff Picks: - "Historians Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross came together to weave the wondrous tapestry of history through the perspective of those who\\u2019ve been left out of history books," via\\xa0Beacon Broadside. - "An uprising is long past due, but the revolution is incomplete. Black lives matter. Full stop. All Black people deserve their humanity. All Black people deserve protection. All Black people deserve freedom. All Black people deserve justice,"\\xa0Tamara Winfrey-Harris writes in The Atlantic. "And there can be no justice for Black Americans unless women and girls are included in the reckoning." - From Ashley Dennis in The Washington Post:\\xa0The black women who launched the original anti-racist reading list Photo Credit: Courtesy of the authors\\xa0 \\xa0

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