Black feminist thought: knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment

pt. 1. The social construction of black feminist thought. The politics of black feminist thought

Distinguishing features of black feminist thought

pt. 2. Core themes in black feminist thought. Work, family, and black women's oppression

Mammies, matriarchs, and other controlling images

The power of self-definition

The sexual politics of black womanhood

Black women's love relationships

Black women and motherhood

Rethinking black women's activism

pt. 3. Black feminism, knowledge, and power. U.S. black feminism in transnational context

Black feminist epistemology

Toward a politics of empowerment.