![]() It also presents an impressive array of topics that point to the various issues affecting women today. ![]() For us, this book is activism, a way to continue the conversations among young women of color found in earlier books like This Bridge Called My Back and Making Face, Making Soul.”Ĭolonize This! decisively illustrates the impact that the feminist work done by US women of color during the past decades has had in forming the consciousness of younger female generations. As they write, “espite our differences of language, skin color and class, we have a long, shared history of oppression and resistance. ![]() Fortunately for their readers, they inevitably realized its heightened significance. ![]() As fears over the safety of loved ones–parents who spoke no English and siblings whose outward appearances seemingly fit the terrorist profile-became very real concerns, Hernandez and Rehman questioned the purpose of their book in light of other, more conventional forms of anti-racism work. ![]() $16.95 paper.ĭuring the process of completing this anthology, editors Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman found themselves facing more than the usual challenges presented by such a project, amidst meeting deadlines and reviewing manuscripts, they experienced firsthand the social repercussions that followed 9/11. Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism – Book ReviewĮd. ![]()
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