Short Essay Black feminist thought explores the idea that people can experience different realities despite sharing a major commonality such as gender. It understands that one’s experiences are determined by a multitude of factors including race and socioeconomic status. A purpose of black feminist thought is to identify “Black women’s lived experiences and… better those experiences in some fashion” (Collins 31). The experience of black women can be improved by having leaders such as Rosa Parks who changed the perspective of women and paved the way for black feminist theorist. Perhaps, the simplest way in which the experience of black women can be improved is by simply introducing people to black feminist ideas.
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It encouraged people to participate in conversations with one another and to take part in organizations which promoted justice. Here we see how simply exposing people to a story or an idea can have snowball affect. The story Recy Taylor’s assault spread from a small town in Alabama to New York and Chicago. News of her assault and the court’s inability to get justice was undoubtably the tipping point for many. Pushing many people who sympathized with one of the countless Recy Taylors, whose crimes had been dismissed or never even investigated because: their skin was dark, their hair was curly, and they simply weren’t white, to join organizations that promoted the safety of young women of …show more content…
In order for actual change to occur, people have to accept and choose to act towards alleviating some of the social problems like alleviating economic disparities between people of different races and genders or police brutality. In order for any change to occur more, than simply a conversation, must take place. People must be willing to take action; once people choose to take action, this is when change truly happens. Those working towards alleviating injustices must know that change is possible and that in order to achieve it, one must take initiative. Change has occurred because of leaders who were willing to take action; people like Ella Baker, Rosa Parks, and countless others who actively participated in protest and organizations, improving the conditions of the
Women such as Rosa Parks, …show more content…
It encouraged people to participate in conversations with one another and to take part in organizations which promoted justice. Here we see how simply exposing people to a story or an idea can have snowball affect. The story Recy Taylor’s assault spread from a small town in Alabama to New York and Chicago. News of her assault and the court’s inability to get justice was undoubtably the tipping point for many. Pushing many people who sympathized with one of the countless Recy Taylors, whose crimes had been dismissed or never even investigated because: their skin was dark, their hair was curly, and they simply weren’t white, to join organizations that promoted the safety of young women of …show more content…
In order for actual change to occur, people have to accept and choose to act towards alleviating some of the social problems like alleviating economic disparities between people of different races and genders or police brutality. In order for any change to occur more, than simply a conversation, must take place. People must be willing to take action; once people choose to take action, this is when change truly happens. Those working towards alleviating injustices must know that change is possible and that in order to achieve it, one must take initiative. Change has occurred because of leaders who were willing to take action; people like Ella Baker, Rosa Parks, and countless others who actively participated in protest and organizations, improving the conditions of the