Black women's lives

Order Description Of course intersectionality—or efforts to think, analyze, organize as we recognize the interconnections of race, class, gender, and sexuality—has evolved a great deal over the last decades. I see my work as reflecting not an individual analysis, but rather a sense within movements and collectives that it was not possible to separate issues of race from issues of class and issues of gender. ANGELA Y. DAVIS, FREEDOM IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE: FERGUSON, PALESTINE, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF A MOVEMENT, 2016 Black humanity and dignity requires Black political will and power. Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been the driving force pushing the U.S. towards the ideals it articulates but has never achieved. In recent years we have taken to the streets, launched massive campaigns, and impacted elections, but our elected leaders have failed to address the legitimate demands of our Movement. We can no longer wait. MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES, A VISION FOR BLACK LIVES: POLICY DEMANDS FOR BLACK POWER, FREEDOM, AND JUSTICE, AUGUST, 1, 2016 Overview and Objectives The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) issued “The Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, and Justice” at the end of its gathering held in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 1, 2016. Organizers called the conference in response to growing violence against black communities across the United States and world. More than 50 grassroots organizations representing thousands of black people from across the United States attended the gathering. Black women and LGBTQ people were highly visible at the meeting. Understanding black oppression in intersectional and transnational terms, “Visions for Black Lives” offers a powerful and inclusive definition of freedom for creating a more just and democratic world. Students are to write a 1000-word essay that summarizes “A Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, and Justice” and contextualizes it within a broader history of twentieth-century African American women’s activism. Your papers should address the following questions: What does M4BL want? How does a “Vision for Black Lives” understand the meaning of freedom? How are the statement’s demands in conversation with the praxis of black women protestors from the turn of the twentieth-century onward? In other words, how is the statement’s vision for freedom similar to and different from the work carried out by black women in women’s club, the church, the Communist Party, Civil Rights-Black Power organizations, and black feminist organizations of the 1970s. In sum, use “Vision for Black Lives” as a framework for thinking about the longer history of U.S. black women’s activism and the continuing struggle of black people in particular and all people in general for full freedom and dignity. Requirements and Guidelines Your paper must provide a must include an insightful thesis, an engaging introduction, strong and logical organization, plenty of detailed examples to support your claims, a thoughtful conclusion, and perfect grammar. Stylistically, avoid long, wordy sentences and inflated language. Write succinctly. Use the active voice and quote sparingly. Develop a title that clearly identifies your paper’s subject matter and main argument. Your essay must be stapled, double spaced, and typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, and must have 1.25 inch margins. Your essay must include proper citations and a work cited page. Grading Papers will be graded according to the following criteria: ? Organization and clarity ? Ample use of evidence from required reading ? Incorporation of key themes and theoretical concepts (e.g. black feminism, intersectionality, respectability, queer, heteronormativity, diaspora, transnationalism, politics of solidarity, etc. ) discussed in class ? Grammar and style ? Creativity ? Effective title ? Proper citations Required Texts: Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography (Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 1987)* Angela Y. Davis, Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (Chicago: Haymarket, 2016) Wanda A. Hendricks, Fannie Barrier Williams: Crossing the Borders of Region and Race (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014)* Erik S. McDuffie, Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Com