Black feminism offers visions of collective practices based in an ethics of care and personal accountability. These practices are rooted in what we have always done: nurtured and cared for ourselves, each other, and our communities, in the interests of survival and liberation. We want to build a future based on non-coercive and consensual care, not punishment. For us, care isn’t a feeling; it’s an action. Care is not a one-way street; it is an ethic of mutual responsibility. Care is what drives our efforts to fight the violence of the state, secure the resources we need, and build the world we
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