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“You could be Jesus in drag, but if you're brown, they're sure you're selling.”

Book:Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

This book delves into the historical and contemporary struggles faced by Black women in the context of feminism, examining their unique perspectives and advocating for their rights and recognition. more

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Bell Hooks

Bell Hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, is an American author, scholar, and activist. Her work primarily focuses on issues of race, gender, and social justice, particularly on feminist and black feminist thought. Hooks' works include novels, poetry, academic writings, and autobiographies, and her writing style is beloved by readers for its profound social insight and desire for change. more

“[…] she taken turpentine and she taken too much, I guess, and she died. She bled to death and died”. She was not alone. Prior to the 1974 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that a woman’s right to personal privacy gave her the right to decide whether or not to have an abortion, large numbers of women who died from illegal abortions were Black. In New York, for example, during the several years preceding the decriminalization of abortions, 80 percent of the women who died from illegal abortions were Black or Puerto Rican.”

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Book:Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment

Source: Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment

“Men are sandcastles made out of pebbles and the bucket is patriarchy: if you remove it, we fear we won’t be able to hold ourselves together, we pour in cement to fill the gaps to make ourselves concrete constructions.”

Inspirational Feminism

Book:The Black Flamingo

Source: The Black Flamingo

“Women Know Best (The Sonnet) Wanna learn about running a world, go find a woman mentor, For women are better teacher and better leader. Society that glorifies men and objectifies women, Is but a jungle where primitivity never ceases to fester. Nature looks upon kindly any species that, Has realized the synonymity of sacred and feminine. Those who still fail to recognize the voice of women, Are basically violating the very reason for existing. Women know best what's best for the world, The world that comes out of her womb. They cuss us, they mock us, it's for our own good, All time is feminine, feminine is the rule. The world is but creation, women are the creator. Feminine is the idol, we are mere idolator.”

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Book:Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament