Liberating Histories

Black British Feminism

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Episode notes

This episode brings together Stella Dadzie from the newsletter FOWAAD (1979-1980) with Kemi Alemoru of gal-dem magazine (2015-2023). In a wide-ranging and thoughtful discussion, Stella and Kemi trace the histories of black women’s activism in the UK, exploring the influence of anti-colonial and African liberation struggles on black feminism in the seventies as well as the impact of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. Drawing on their experiences of frontline media activism, they also reflect on the pros and cons of visibility, the enabling and constraining effects of anger, and the joy of collective creativity.

Links:

https://liberatinghistories.org/resources/podcast-series/episode-3/

https://liberatinghistories.org/resources/periodicals-guide/shocking-pink/

https://gal-dem.com/

https://www.kemialemoru.com/

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/civil-rights-movement/empowering-women-of-colour-the-legacy-of-the-organisation-of-women-of-african-and-asian-descent-owaad/

The question of purpose and profit in feminist publishing is a topic that has been explored in depth by one of our sister projects, The Business of Women's Words: Purpose and Profit in Feminist Publishing.