Black Women, Agency, and the New Black Feminism

This book explores the generational divide over questions related to agency. While traditional black feminists tend to see new images of black women negatively as a retreat and an impediment to progress, younger black women tend to embrace these new images and see them in a positive light. After carefully setting up this divide, this book suggests that a more complex understanding of black feminist agency needs to be developed, one that is adapted to the complexities faced by the younger generation in today’s world.

Maria del Guadalupe Davidson is assistant professor of Business Communication in the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and co-director of the Center for Social Justice.