Black Feminism

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1: the “belief that Black women are inherently valuable, that [their] liberation is a necessity not as an adjunct to somebody else's may because of our need as human persons for autonomy” (Combahee River Collective); 2: “a queer project” (Cooper, 22); 3: “truly, deeply, and unapologetically loving women” (Cooper, 26)

Origin: “the historical reality of Afro-American women's continuous life-and-death struggle for survival and liberation” (Combahee River Collective)

Black Feminism