Black women — Personal narratives.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon: Black Women’s issues
Speech by Bernice Johnson Reagon, given November 11, 1980 at Barnard College’s Reid Lectureship Women’s Issues Luncheon, titled “My Black Mothers and Sisters: On Beginning a Cultural Autobiography.” Tape begins with Reagon singing a poem by June Jordan. She speaks of Black women’s roles in her mother’s generation, the courageous actions of Fannie Lou Townsend…
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On a taste of power : a Black woman’s story / Elaine Brown ; interviewed by Gerald Horn.
Elaine Brown, author of “A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story,” and a former Black Panther leader, discusses her book and experiences as a Black Panther. She explains how the Panthers differ from other groups, and the need to educate young Black men away from rape and abuse in their gender relations. Ms. Brown…