From 2019: Ladies First
The next episode of our Best of ITT series is from July 2019, and it gets into the significance of Black feminism. Maria and Julio talk with writer and activist Feminista Jones about her book, \u201cReclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets.\u201d They also discuss the influence of hip-hop on women's sexual liberation, the importance of mental and spiritual health, and Black women speaking out on their experiences with sexual abuse in the #MeToo era.
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes about the Black feminists of the Combahee River Collective and the divisions within the feminist movement, in this article for The New Yorker.\xa0
\n\u201cDorothy Pitman Hughes passed away at the age of 84 after a long, active life spent advocating for equality and human rights for all people. Known as a pioneering feminist activist, Hughes devoted her time and resources to serving people with the greatest needs,\u201d writes Feminista Jones in this article for InStyle.
\nKaitlyn Greenidge writes about the Sisterhood, a 1970s Black women\u2019s writing group that rose from the Black power and women\u2019s movement and focused on creating work for each other rather than the white mainstream, in this piece for Harper\u2019s Bazaar.
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