Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Routledge Classics)

my sister had this book for a college class and recommended i read it. Im so glad she did. the book is amazing and collins totally breaks down the hypocrisy of mainstream (white) feminism as well as the civil rights movement in terms of its consideration to black women. It helped me understand black women as a people under-acknowledged with a dynamic and important history. I felt like it was really dense but not hard to follow.

This book gives me life!!!! As a budding Black female academic this book is a must and a God send for anyone wanting to learn about/do research on Black women in the US

An excellent book if interested in what Black Feminist is about and why it exists. The book is a discourse on the history of black women in America, their lives and their empowerment in spite of race and gender discrimination.

Collins is an amazing writer. I am thoroughly pleased by the way she presents the information in her book and would definitely buy other books by this author. I needed it for a graduate course and it was very clear and easy to understand and implement into class discussions.

Best book ever written. No competition.

One of the most important pieces of oppositional knowledge to emerge in 20th century sociology. The matrix of domination with the connection of race, class and gender (she adds other status markers later in her work) has completely changed how we sociologists and people in general view inequality

Really like the touch with the bookmark.

Very informative. Helped with my scholarly work.

Perhaps the definitive work on the subject.

Excellent!

Vital reading for anyone who is developing an in-depth understanding of Black womanism, Black feminisms and the long history of our intersectional praxis.

One of the books you should read whilst decolonizing your mind.

S'il est compliqué à comprendre même quand on parle bien anglais et qu'on le comprend tout aussi bien, il met en avant des idées intéressantes et théorise ce qui a toujours fait parti du quotidien des afro américains. C'est un très bon moyen de se cultiver sur les clivages entre féminisme afro américain et féminisme "blanc" mais aussi sur toutes ces choses qui ont abîmé la communauté noire américaine.