That Which Commands Admiration In The White

Challenging Power Structures From The Inside, Working The Cracks Within The System, However, Requires Learning To Speak Multiple Languages Of Power Convincingly.

To Maintain Their Power, Dominant Groups Create And Maintain A Popular System Of 'commonsense' Ideas That Support Their Right To Rule. In The United States, Hegemonic Ideologies Concerning Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, And Nation Are Often So Pervasive That It Is Difficult To Conceptualize Alternatives To Them, Let Alone Ways Of Resisting The Social Practices That They Justify.

The Role Model Approach To Social Change Is No Substitute For Challenging Unjust Employment Practices, Educational Policies And Housing.

Most Activism Is Brought About By Us Ordinary People.

I Suggest That Black Feminist Thought Consists Of Specialised Knowledge Created By African-american Women Which Clarifies A Standpoint Of And For Black Women. In Other Words, Black Feminist Thought Encompasses Theoretical Interpretations Of Black Women's Reality By Those Who Live It.