African Americans Doing Feminism: Putting Theory into Everyday Practice

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Index 297 abortion, 53–54, 144–46 Abzug, Bella, 216 Adams, Mary Anne, 5, 83–98, 293 addiction. See substance abuse adoption, 31–34, 48 Adult Children of Alcoholics, 157 Afrocentrism Christianity and, 108–9, 247, 250–51, 257n12 Latinos and, 73 womanism and, 102–8 ageism, 235 lesbians and, 68, 96, 113–25 sexism and, 120 AIDS, 93, 148, 253 alcoholism. See substance abuse Allen, Robert, 81 American Association of University Women, 271 Angelou, Maya, 216, 231 Anthony, Susan B., 277 antidepressant medications, 232, 241n7 Antwone Fisher (film), 191, 203 apnea, sleep, 35–36 Armstead Development Center, 269 Association of Business Communication Conference, 261 Baker, Dusty, 38–39 Balbus, Isaac, 37–38 Bambara, Toni Cade, 56, 239–40 Baraka, Amiri, 190 Baraka, Ras, 190–91 Barnes, S., 126n19 Barras, Jonetta Rose, 39, 40 Battle of Algiers (film), 133 Beckham, Beverly, 25 Benedict XVI (pope), 256 bipolar disorder, 93, 285, 292n5 birth control, 54, 56 bisexuality, 88, 101, 108, 254–55 See also same-sex loving Black feminism, 3, 5–6, 78, 280 child sexual abuse and, 213, 216–18 definition of, 111n1 depression and, 228, 231–40 domestic violence and, 190, 201, 205 fatherhood and, 40, 42, 43 gay men and, 101–2, 104–5, 108 lesbians and, 157, 162 marriage and, 129–34 masculinity and, 135–36, 146, 148 reproductive freedom and, 65 sexual harassment and, 179, 183–86 theology and, 251–52 See also womanism Black Liberation Movement, 80 Black Men for the Eradication of Sexism (BMES), 79–81 Black Out organization, 97 Black Panthers, 77 Blood, Peter, 221 Blume, Susan, 214–15 Blum Linda, 16 bottle feeding, 15, 17, 22 Breaking Down to Break Through workshop, 234–35 298 Index breastfeeding, 11–27 benefits of, 23–24 cultural expections for, 14–15, 20–21 as human rights issue, 24–27 laws concerning, 19–20 pain medications and, 14 prejudices against, 15–17 special needs child and, 24–25 weaning from, 22–23 Britt, Angela, 85 Brodie, James, 182–83 Brooks, Daphne, 41 Brott, Armin A., 37, 38, 41, 43 Brown v. Board of Education, 84 Buddhism, 249 bullying, 152–55 See also domestic violence Cameroon, 85 Cannon, Katie, 250–52 Card, Claudia, 160–61 Caribbean Cultural Center, 73 Catholic Church. See Christianity Cavanah, Todd, 45 celibacy, 253–54 Chaney, James, 247 chaos theory, 142 Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays (CBLG), 92 child abuse, 84, 94, 159 adult survivors of, 189–209, 211–23 pornography and, 45–47 posttraumatic stress disorder from, 156–57 by priests, 252–54 sexual, 45–47, 211–23, 252–53 by siblings, 152–55 See also domestic violence child-free women, 51–58 misconceptions about, 58–68 Chodron, Pema, 96 Christ, Carol P., 240n Christianity Afrocentrism and, 108–9 feminist nun and, 245–56 misogyny in, 250 pedophilia and, 252–53 same-gender loving and, 103, 107–9, 119, 254–55 civil rights movement, 85–86, 180, 182, 215–16, 247, 271 Clark-Atlanta University, 80 class, 2–4, 101, 265 ageism and, 96, 123, 126n19 breastfeeding and, 15–20, 27 depression and, 231, 232, 236 domestic violence and, 189, 217, 222 reproductive freedom and, 51, 53–56, 63, 65 sexism and, 95, 96, 116 sexual harassment and, 179, 182, 185 Clay, Andrew Dice, 107 Cleage, Pearl, 5, 46, 129–34, 148, 293 Collins, Patricia Hill, 104, 105 Coltrane, S., 33, 41–42 coming-out stories Adams on, 83–98 Martin on, 118–19 outing versus, 125, 159–61, 165 Shaw on, 101–2, 107–8 See also same-gender loving Coro Leadership Center, 288–89 counseling psychotherapeutic, 227–40 reevaluation, 75–76 See also recovery Daly, Mary, 249 Darwin, Charles, 55 Davis, Angela, 87, 104, 216 Delaney, Joe, 86 depression, 227–40, 285 desegregation, 84, 86–87, 99n8, 231 Dettwyler, Katherine, 23 Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film), 135 divorce, 67, 91, 130–31 depression and, 229–34 domestic violence and, 287–88 economic considerations with, 291 domestic violence, 103, 105, 129–30, 287 childhood survivors of, 189–209 299 Index class and, 189, 217, 222 Cleage on, 148 depression and, 234 emotional abuse and, 138, 146, 153–57, 159, 207–8 feminist analysis of, 159–62 homophobia and, 160–61, 193 bell hooks on, 194–95 lesbians and, 119, 151–68 mapping of, 194–201 “mutual abuse” in, 161 recovery from, 166–68, 198, 203–9 by siblings, 152–55 substance abuse and, 151–68, 195, 198...