Black women — Social conditions.
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The Lesbian Show: July 15, 1980 – Third World Lesbian Writers Conference (2nd annual)
The Lesbian Show, produced by Donna Allegra, features readings from the 2nd Annual Third World Lesbian Writers Conference in April 1980, sponsored by the Azalea collective and Salsa Soul. Audre Lorde opened the night reading “Need.” The following readers are Imani, Joan Gibbs, Anita Cornwell, Isis, Arisa Reed, Candice Boyce, Chirlane McCray, and Jabu reading…
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Speeches from A Celebration of Black Womanhood Weekend at Barnard College
This is a recording of the “Black feminist thought” panel from the Barnard Organization of Black Women’s conference, “A Celebration of Black Womanhood Weekend,” held February 4-5, 1978. The events of the conference focused on the Black woman as a professional, how young, Black women can enter the professions, and what to expect after she…
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A woman’s play: One Plus One
A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman, Baby Sis, deals with problems that result from internal or personal pressures. The other woman, Cheryl, faces those that result from external, or societal, pressures. From the folio: A surrealistic history of Black women through characters such as…
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Sojourner’s Journal: The role of the Black woman worker
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Black liberation or feminism : the separation of race and gender in movements for social change / Kimberly Crenshaw Williams ; produced by Jan Robinson Flint.
Kimberly Crenshaw Williams, attorney and part of the team representing Anita Hill, discusses how the Black liberation movements fails to address gender issues, while the feminist movement ignores race. Violence against Black women is the key issue, Williams asserts, and she uses statistics to illustrate her point. Most young Blacks incarcerated for homicide had killed…
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Third world women’s project / Giselle Mills and Jacqueline Bradley ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Giselle Mills and Jacqueline Bradley are co-directors of the Third World Women’s Project, which is part of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. They talk about the work of the Project. Mills also talks about her work with the first National Black Women’s Conference in Brazil, 1988.|THIRD WORLD WOMEN’S PROJECT / Giselle Mills…
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Defending our name : African American women celebrate their history, struggles, and victories / Lani Guinier, Johnetta Cole, and Angela Davis ; produced by Jude Thilman ; narrated by Bari Scott.
Recordings of three talks given at the Consortium of African American Women. |r.1. pt.1. Experiences in Yale Law School, gender and race problems, nomination for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and the nature of power in the United States / Lanie Guinier (45 min.) ; pt.2. The Power of women, racism vs. sexism, and…
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Self help for African American women / Bell Hooks ; interviewed by Josy Catoggio.
SELF HELP FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN / Bell Hooks| interviewed by Josie Cotoggio. – SERIES: Feminist magazine Author Bell Hooks discusses her latest book, Sisters of the Yam : Balc Women and Self Recovery. She points to its unique political-social approach which is different than most self help books. Hooks traces the impact of historic…
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Sadie and Maude, 1971 / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor.
In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women, Jeanette Henderson, wife and mother, and Linda Taylor, student, read the works of Black women poets Sojourner Truth, Jeanette MacDonald, Gwendolyn Brooks, Charlene Grant and Brown poet, Inglacia Delagente. Black liberation and its relationship to white women’s liberation, and…