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A review by kaylathatch
Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones
5.0
I've followed Feminista Jones on Twitter and learned sooooo much from her over the years. I wanted to support her writing by requesting her latest book at my local library, but I thought it might be too scholarly for me to ACTUALLY read.
I was wrong: the book is a delight. Jones is a consummate expert on many things, but her writing style is straightforward and funny. She really clarified for me the ways that (White) Feminism falls short. While I've thought about unique challenges Black women face in their motherhood, their sexuality, their workplaces, online, etc., there were new details everywhere that I'd never considered before because I'm white.
I was wrong: the book is a delight. Jones is a consummate expert on many things, but her writing style is straightforward and funny. She really clarified for me the ways that (White) Feminism falls short. While I've thought about unique challenges Black women face in their motherhood, their sexuality, their workplaces, online, etc., there were new details everywhere that I'd never considered before because I'm white.