“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and volunteers four hours a week and that's considered exemplary. [Whereas] a poor kid who lives in that community and takes care of all the kids in that neighborhood four hours every day is not seen as a volunteer.” CareKidsCommunityHoursWhitePoorFourWeekStudentsCollegeTake CareNeighborhoodVolunteerCollege StudentsExemplaryPoor Neighborhoods Author:Patricia Hill Collins
“Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of care where black women feel accountable to all the black community's children.” FeelsChildrenFeelingsCareBlackCommunityResponsibilityEthicsBlack WomenNurturingBlack CommunityExtended Family Author:Patricia Hill Collins