Scan barcode
aaronnovik's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
remigves's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
fkshg8465's review against another edition
After getting through about 20%, I DNF’d it. While I advocate for Black feminism proudly, I could not keep my eyes open reading this book. I was the wrong audience. This book is written for those people who wish to teach Black feminism academically. There were some good questions to consider and excellent historical context, but ultimately, the martial was so dry that it might as well have been a textbook on the history of statistics from the day the first number was ever counted.
girlonthecsaw's review against another edition
5.0
I've had this book for years but ever so often I revisit it. I'm always inspired and amazed when I do. Essential reading for men and women of all backgrounds.
audreybethc's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Wonderful collection of writings about what it means to be Black and a woman. Writing spans many topics from daily life, to religion, to literature. This would be an amazing resource for someone looking to teach Black women’s studies (the second half of the book is mostly book lists, recommended readings and digital resource suggestions, example syllabi) but I also found it incredibly useful in adding material to my own personal (and life-long ☺️) course in anti-racism.
shuly's review against another edition
4.0
But Some Of Us Are Brave is a wonderful introduction to Black feminist history. I've read a number of anthologies of Black feminist theory which skim over the earlier history of a Black women's feminism in the backdrop of the movements 50s and 60s. Maybe with a few notes or an essay you'll be introduced to the origins of the school of thought but because Black feminism covers such a wide-range, I often read anthologies that are focused much more heavily on the work of later scholars.
What I appreciate about Akasha Gloria Hull's anthology is the historical focus. It was first published in 1982 (the second edition was in 2016) and many of the essays focus on earlier organizing experiences or on study of pre-1960s Black women's history/culture. The sections, "Searching for Sisterhood: Black Feminism" and "Creative Survival: Preserving Mind, Body, and Spirit" were the most enlightening for me and help contextualize many of the conversations being had in feminism today, but I also enjoyed combing over the bibliographies and suggested syllabi offered, many of the books/articles listed are works that have been largely forgotten over the past decades and deserve renewed attention.
What I appreciate about Akasha Gloria Hull's anthology is the historical focus. It was first published in 1982 (the second edition was in 2016) and many of the essays focus on earlier organizing experiences or on study of pre-1960s Black women's history/culture. The sections, "Searching for Sisterhood: Black Feminism" and "Creative Survival: Preserving Mind, Body, and Spirit" were the most enlightening for me and help contextualize many of the conversations being had in feminism today, but I also enjoyed combing over the bibliographies and suggested syllabi offered, many of the books/articles listed are works that have been largely forgotten over the past decades and deserve renewed attention.