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Book Discussion, Hood Feminism
February 24, 2022 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
$10
Book Discussion, Hood Feminism
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 | 5 – 6:30 PM
BOOK HOST: MARILKA VÉLEZ
A POTENT AND ELECTRIFYING CRITIQUE OF TODAY’S FEMINIST MOVEMENT ANNOUNCING A FRESH NEW VOICE IN BLACK FEMINISM
Hosted by Marilka Vélez
“I think Hood Feminism is a good book to continue the conversation of the feminist movement and the issues of intersectionality we heard at the Women’s Fund Presents event held in November 2021. Oftentimes, we look at the lens of feminism through goals such as pay equity and executive leadership; however these pale in comparison to issues many women of color from a different socioeconomic reality are dealing with: food insecurity, housing issues, gun violence, and sexual assault. As a feminist, I look forward to learning how to make my feminism more intersectional.”
Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others?
Book summary derived from Penguin Random House.
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