Black feminism centers Black women and girls, and girls of color, because there is an understanding that “racism alone as a phenomenon in the lives of Black women was politically insufficient as an analysis or as a plan of action.”24 Intersectionality grew out of Black feminism because it is “crucial to understand the particular experiences of Black women as compared to White women and Black men, but it also created entry points for Black women to engage in politics.”25 Black feminism is concerned about the lives of those deemed most disposable by society: dark children, dark queer and trans
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