Black Feminism

One of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2023. Continuing the trajectory of the Combahee River Collective, this collection brings together scholars, activists, and writers to examine how carceral liberalism masquerades as freedom while perpetuating oppression, critiquing the confluence of neoliberalism, incarceration, and patriarchy.

This collaborative work traces abolition feminism through women-of-color, queer, anti-capitalist, internationalist movement histories.

Andrea N. Baldwin reads the US university through Black feminism, affect, and decolonial theory, showing how inclusion coexists with institutional indifference and developing shade as a critical method.

A record of liberation and transformation by Tarana Burke, the founder of the 'Me Too' movement. With overwhelming honesty, it depicts the deep wounds as a survivor of sexual violence, the reality of silenced Black women, and how the hope of 'empowerment through empathy' was born.

We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice connects punishment, gender, race, and community safety, strengthening FemRes coverage of abolition feminism and transformative justice.

Alexis Pauline Gumbs learns Black feminist survival from marine mammals, linking breath, sound, collective protection, and ecological crisis.

A historical action epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Viola Davis. Set against the backdrop of the 19th-century West African Kingdom of Dahomey's all-female warrior regiment, the Agojie, following General Nanisca as she trains a new generation of female warriors to defend the kingdom. The film explores important themes of Black female power, African historical narrative, decolonialism, and women's military leadership.

The true story of three African-American female mathematicians who played crucial roles in NASA's space race during the 1960s. They not only had to face racial discrimination but also overcome gender bias, ultimately making indelible contributions to America's aerospace program through their exceptional talents.

If you can't get something done, do it yourself. Ava DuVernay took this adage to heart and wrote, directed, produced, and financed this family drama about a woman grieving the death of a loved one. It made just a blip on the box office radar, but her debut feature offers a peek at the woman behind the camera.

A crime action film about four African American women from Los Angeles' underclass who team up to rob banks out of desperation. This 1996 classic powerfully depicts the triple oppression of race, class, and gender, as well as the power of female friendship in desperate circumstances, becoming a milestone in Black feminist cinema.

Whoopi Goldberg brings Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize - winning novel to life as Celie, a Southern Black woman who has suffered abuse for decades. A project brought to a hesitant Steven Spielberg by producer Quincy Jones, the film was the director's first with a female lead.

If you don't yet worship at the altar of Pam Grier, then good lord, what are you waiting for? An action legend who has been shattering glass ceilings for decades, the woman has made a film or television show nearly every single year since 1970. And one of her best is Foxy Brown, a crime classic that has a feminist streak piercing through all its revenge-glory chaos.

Drawing on Black feminist and disability-justice traditions, two Level Up organizers define collective care as movement infrastructure rather than a benefit added after political work.

Loretta J. Ross distinguishes public call-outs from invitations to dialogue: the latter can support accountability and change, but must not make harmed people responsible for endless patience and emotional labor.

Tarana Burke traces Me Too from community organizing in 2006 to the global hashtag, centering survivor support, care after trauma and work beyond the media cycle.

Joy Buolamwini traces algorithmic bias from facial-analysis failures to the institutions that decide what systems see, whom they serve, and who can challenge their use.

Through an employment discrimination case and the public memory of police violence, Kimberlé Crenshaw shows how Black women disappear when race and gender are examined separately.

Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso examines how coloniality shapes feminist knowledge and challenges the assumption of a universal experience of ‘woman’.

Black Feminist Rants is an independently produced podcast hosted by LaKia Williams, focusing on the experiences of Black women and non-binary individuals in social justice spaces, with reproductive justice as the core framework for conversations. The show covers oral history, youth activism, motherhood and lactation politics, perfectionism criticism, and self-healing, blending personal narrative with political criticism to showcase the diversity and depth of Black feminism.

Feminist Inc Pod is a podcast hosted by Nigerian feminist Ayo, exploring the real circumstances of Nigerian women through satirical and intimate styles. The show's content covers systemic misogyny, body politics, legal injustices, cultural norms, and media representation, emphasizing Black feminist and intersectional perspectives, representing an independent voice in Nigerian feminist podcasting.

Feminist Sleeper Cell is a podcast produced by Abortion Access Force, focusing on the latest developments in America's abortion rights crisis and anti-gender politics. Hosts Lizz Winstead, Moji Alawode-El, and Marie Khan respond to Supreme Court decisions, anti-abortion organizational actions, misogynistic structures in healthcare systems, and Black women's health issues with satire, anger, and critical humor. With a radical, information-dense style, it represents a frontline voice in American abortion rights advocacy.

Fifty Feminist States is a podcast hosted by Amelia Hruby, taking a road trip format across America's fifty states to interview local feminist artists and advocates. The show emphasizes intersectionality and cross-regional perspectives, covering reproductive justice, Black feminism, media representation, mental health, and community organizing. It serves as an archive combining oral history with cultural critique. The show concluded in 2021, but all episodes remain accessible.

The Patchwork Feminist, hosted by Ja'Mya Jackson, is a podcast that weaves together culture, identity, and current events, using the patchwork metaphor to present the diversity of women's experiences. With an intimate yet critical style, the show covers Black feminism, coming-of-age anxiety, social media influence, and political participation.

The Feminist Agenda is a podcast hosted by Veronica that explores how to practice feminism in the workplace and daily life. The show invites writers, scholars, and advocates to share their experiences in publishing, education, community organizing, and cultural critique, emphasizing professional feminism, cultural memory, and intersectional politics. With a gentle yet critically sharp style, it's perfect for audiences interested in feminist practice and knowledge production.