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A review by shansometimes
All the Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance by EbonyJanice Moore
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I wasn't sure what to expect from this one or how much memoir it would be versus information. It turned out to be a scholarly but approachable application of womanist theory and theology that incorporated the author's personal experiences (and exceeded my expectations!). I appreciated the organization of the chapters, which presented a unified series of topics, ideas, and insights.
The author is clearly a brilliant, down-to-earth, and passionate person who is deeply concerned about justice and how Black women can imagine and pursue it without burning out or betraying ourselves. This book dived impressively deep in very few pages. It stirred and inspired my thinking on how liberation and rest intersect, Black womanhood in the context of religious thought, and the necessity of critiquing the womanism of the past to shape a compassionate and inclusive future for all.
I wasn't always fully on board with the author's approach to everything, but I nonetheless enjoyed being a student of the historical accounts and inspiring vision she presented. All the Black Girls Are Activists isn't the most radical or groundbreaking book of its kind, but I don't think this particular work was intended to be. It's a good introduction to the future of fourth-wave womanism and an overview of concepts like rest, resistance, and respectability that will be helpful for anyone interested in justice work going forward.
The author is clearly a brilliant, down-to-earth, and passionate person who is deeply concerned about justice and how Black women can imagine and pursue it without burning out or betraying ourselves. This book dived impressively deep in very few pages. It stirred and inspired my thinking on how liberation and rest intersect, Black womanhood in the context of religious thought, and the necessity of critiquing the womanism of the past to shape a compassionate and inclusive future for all.
I wasn't always fully on board with the author's approach to everything, but I nonetheless enjoyed being a student of the historical accounts and inspiring vision she presented. All the Black Girls Are Activists isn't the most radical or groundbreaking book of its kind, but I don't think this particular work was intended to be. It's a good introduction to the future of fourth-wave womanism and an overview of concepts like rest, resistance, and respectability that will be helpful for anyone interested in justice work going forward.