Providing an honest, internal analysis of contemporary gender politics within the African-American community, this important and controversial book asserts boldly that without attention to gender matters there can be no long-lasting solution to many of the community's race problems.
Remembering the strong women and men of her youth who taught her lessons about race, faith, and dignity, Wade-Gayles recalls with insight and humor her childhood in racially segregated Memphis, her activism and imprisonment during the Civil Rights movement, and her spiritual grooming in the church.
The first African-American woman to head Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, presents a collection of inspirational aphorisms that encourages readers to pursue their dreams and follow their hopes and beliefs. An advocate for people of color everywhere, Dr. Cole shares lessons she has learned along the way and offers advice everyone can use.
Feminist, educator, African American spokeswoman, and "Sister Prez" to thousands of alumnae of Spelman College, where she has been President for the last seven years--Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole tells young African American women how to take an active role in making their world a better place.
Since assuming the presidency of Spelman college (the first Black woman to do so) in 1987, Dr. Cole's career has been a dizzying series of spectacular achievements. Now the feminist, educator, and African-American spokeswoman speaks out on the urgent problems facing young Black women and anyone who cares about our future.
In the discipline's carly days, anthropologists were assumed to be while and male. Women and black scholars were relegated to the field's periphery. White feminlst anthropologists have successfully carved out an intellectual space identified as feminist anthropology. Unfortunately, the works of black and non-Western feminist anthropologists are ...
The autobiography of Jane Harmon Bragg, who, facing many obstacles in the 30s and 40s, eventually became the first African American woman to earn a full commercial pilot's license. This work chronicles her many challenges and successes, including her work in organizing other African American aviators and her successful business career.
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