Words of Fire(1st Edition) An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought by BeverlyGuy-Sheftall, Johnnetta Betsch Cole Paperback, 577 Pages, Published 1995 by The New Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56584-256-4, ISBN: 1-56584-256-1
" The first major anthology to trace the development, from the early 1800s to the present, of black feminist thought in the United States, Words of Fire is Beverly Guy-Sheftall’s comprehensive collection of writings, in the feminist tradition, of more than sixty African American women. From the pioneering work of abolitionist Maria Miller Stewart and anti-lynching crusader Ida Wells-Barnett to the writings of contemporary feminist critic ..."
Who Should Be First? Feminists Speak Out on the 2008 Presidential Campaign by BeverlyGuy-Sheftall, Johnnetta Betsch Cole Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2010 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-3376-9, ISBN: 1-4384-3376-X
"Feminists speak out on race and gender in the 2008 presidential campaign.Who should be first? With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as frontrunners, the 2008 Democratic primary campaign was a watershed moment in U.S. history. Offering the choice of an African American man or a white woman as the next Democratic candidate for president, the primary marked an unprecedented moment—but one that painfully echoed previous struggles for ..."
"Audre Lorde was not only a famous poet; she was also one of the most important radical black feminists of the past century. Her writings and speeches grappled with an impressive broad list of topics, including sexuality, race, gender, class, disease, the arts, parenting, and resistance, and they have served as a transformative and important foundation for theorists and activists in considering questions of power and social justice. Lord ..."
"Cheryl Clarke, Angela Davis, bell hooks, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker—from the pioneers of black women’s studies comes Still Brave, the definitive collection of race and gender writings today. Including Alice Walker’s groundbreaking elucidation of the term womanist,” discussions of women’s rights as human rights, and a piece on the Obama factor, the collection speaks to the ways that feminism has evolved and how black wom ..."
Gender Talk(11th Edition) The Struggle For Women's Equality in African American Communities by BeverlyGuy-Sheftall, Johnnetta B. Cole Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2003 by One World/Ballantine Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-345-45413-3, ISBN: 0-345-45413-8
"Why has the African American community remained silent about gender even as race has moved to the forefront of our nation’s consciousness? In this important new book, two of the nation’s leading African American intellectuals offer a resounding and far-reaching answer to a question that has been ignored for far too long. Hard-hitting and brilliant in its analysis of culture and sexual politics, Gender Talk asserts boldly that gender mat ..."
Gender Talk(1st Edition) The Struggle for Women's Equality in African American Communities by Johnnetta Betsch Cole, BeverlyGuy-Sheftall Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2003 by One World/Ballantine ISBN-13: 978-0-345-45412-6, ISBN: 0-345-45412-X
"Why has the African American community remained silent about gender even as race has moved to the forefront of our nation’s consciousness? In this important new book, two of the nation’s leading African American intellectuals offer a resounding and far-reaching answer to a question that has been ignored for far too long. Hard-hitting and brilliant in its analysis of culture and sexual politics, Gender Talk asserts boldly that gender mat ..."
Daughters of Sorrow Attitudes Toward Black Women, 1880-1920 (Black Women in United States History) by BeverlyGuy-Sheftall Hardcover, 17 Pages, Published 1990 by Carlson Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-926019-17-1, ISBN: 0-926019-17-1
"ONE Introduction: The Case for the Study Clearly, women have been the victims of
scholarly neglect. Black women, possessing a double minority status, ..."
"Audre Lorde was not only a famous poet; she was also one of the most important radical black feminists of the past century. Her writings and speeches grappled with an impressive broad list of topics, including sexuality, race, gender, class, disease, the arts, parenting, and resistance, and they have served as a transformative and important foundation for theorists and activists in considering questions of power and social justice. Lord ..."
"Presenting paintings of some of the artist's key models and muses, I Can't See You Without Me illuminates the work of Brooklyn painter Mickalene Thomas (born 1971). Culling from art history and popular culture, Thomas creates scintillating portraits that deconstruct the highly charged connections between sitter, artist and viewer. Whether depicted as classically composed 19th-century odalisques, Afro-adorned vixens of blaxploitation fil ..."
Seeking the Beloved Community(Reprint) A Feminist Race Reader (SUNY Series, Philosophy and Race (Paperback)) by Joy James, BeverlyGuy-Sheftall Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2014 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-4632-5, ISBN: 1-4384-4632-2
"Selected essays on radical social change.Written over the course of twenty years, the essays brought together here highlight and analyze tensions confronted by writers, scholars, activists, politicians, and political prisoners fighting racism and sexism. Focusing on the experiences of black women calling attention to and resisting social injustice, the astonishing scale of mass and politically driven imprisonment in the United Sta ..."
"Who should be first? With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as frontrunners, the 2008 Democratic primary campaign was a watershed moment in United States history. Offering the choice of an African American man or a white woman as the next Democratic candidate for U.S. President, the primary marked an unprecedented moment--but one that painfully echoed previous struggles for progressive change that pitted race and gender against each othe ..."
"Vivian M. May explores the theoretical and political contributions of Anna Julia Cooper, a renowned Black feminist scholar, educator and activist whose ideas deserve far more attention than they have received. Drawing on Africana and feminist theory, May places Cooper's theorizing in its historical contexts and offers new ways to interpret the evolution of Cooper's visionary politics, subversive methodology, and defiant philosophical ou ..."
"To commemorate the opening of their new museum, Spelman College presents an unprecedented exhibition of the work of contemporary African American women artists.Twenty-five of the most outstanding African American women artists have contributed their work to the exhibition "Bearing Witness," celebrating the opening of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the 115th anniversary of the college. Works in all mediums are included here-- ..."
"To commemorate the opening of their new museum, Spelman College presents an unprecedented exhibition of the work of contemporary African American women artists.Twenty-five of the most outstanding African American women artists have contributed their work to the exhibition "Bearing Witness," celebrating the opening of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the 115th anniversary of the college. Works in all mediums are included here-- ..."
"Maya Angelou provides the foreword for this collection of poetry, fiction, and memoir about mothers and daughters, written by such well-known black writers as Alice Walker, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and others. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo."
"A critical appreciation of Black women in literature considers Black images, major influences in the field, and new creative works enhancing the theme of Black bridges"
"This catalogue was published with Spelman College Museum of Fine Art with generous support from the Wish Foundation, Inc., and accompanies the exhibition of the same name, on view at Spelman from January 25 to May 19, 2018. It is edited by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, PhD, director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, and features contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick, PhD; Erin J. Gilbert; Beverly Guy-Sheftall, PhD; Antwaun Sargent; an ..."