Oppressed groups are frequently placed in the situation of being listened to only if we frame our ideas in the language that is familiar to and comfo….

I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Bla….

Knowledge without wisdom is adequate for the powerful, but wisdom is essential to the survival of the subordinate.

Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood version of history focusing on one conquering her….

Thus, gender ideology no only creates ides about femininity but it also shapes conceptions of masculinity..

Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation..

Despite long-standing claims by elites that Blacks, women, Latinos, and other similarly derogated groups in the United States remain incapable of pro….

A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and volunteers four hours a week and that's considered exemplary. [Where….

The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing..

Challenging power structures from the inside, working the cracks within the system, however, requires learning to speak multiple languages of power c….

The potential significance of Black feminist thought goes far beyond demonstrating that African-American women can be theorists. Like Black feminist ….

Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people..

That which commands admiration in the white woman only hastens the degradation of the female slave..

Far too many black men who praise their own mother feel less accounted to the mothers of their own children..

Under the color-blind ideology of the new racism, Blackness must be SEEN as evidence for the alleged color blindness that seemingly characterizes con….

To maintain their power, dominant groups create and maintain a popular system of 'commonsense' ideas that support their right to rule. In the United ….

Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of….

Work for black women has been an important and valued dimension of Afrocentric definitions of black motherhood..