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Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones

1 review

telemachus's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

 4 stars because, while a solid introduction to black feminism in the current era (up to 2019), it reads more as an overview than an in-depth exploration in many sections. The discussions regarding twitter, twitter hashtags, and black media & news were the sections that felt the most unique to this book and that I took the most value from.

I also appreciated Feminista Jones' examination of how her feminism has included (and excluded) trans woman over the years; her admitting to having been transphobic in the past and the steps she's taken to rectify that and change her feminism was important and appreciated, even if there are still things she could work on (see: other reviews discussing some of the ciscentric language in Reclaiming Our Space).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Racism, and Sexism

As a book about black feminism, naturally is discusses the racism and sexism experience by black woman generally and by Feminista Jones herself. In discussing the role of trans black women in black feminism, Jones also discusses past instances where she had been transphobic.