African Americans Doing Feminism: Putting Theory into Everyday Practice

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: African American Feminist Practices 1 Aaronette M. White Part I. Family Values Chapter 1 Mother Work: A Stay-at-Home Mom Advocates for Breastfeeding 11 Angela M. W. Thanyachareon Chapter 2 Bringing Up Daddy: A Black Feminist Fatherhood 31 Mark Anthony Neal Chapter 3 Tubes Tied, Child-Free by Choice 51 Aaronette M. White Part II. Community Building Chapter 4¡Ola, Hermano! A Black Latino Feminist Organizes Men 73 Omar Freilla Chapter 5 “Sister Outsiders”: How the Students and I Came Out 83 Mary Anne Adams vi Contents Chapter 6 Feminist Compassion: A Gay Man Loving Black Women 101 Todd C. Shaw Chapter 7 Gay, Gray, and a Place to Stay: Living It Up and Out in an RV 113 Aaronette M. White and Vera C. Martin Part III. Romantic Partnerships Chapter 8 The Second Time Around: Marriage, Black Feminist Style 129 Pearl Cleage Chapter 9 “Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone”: Why the Feminist I Loved Left Me 135 William Dotson Chapter 10 When the Hand That Slaps Is Female: Fighting Addiction 151 Dorothy M. Part IV. Healing Practices Chapter 11 Resistance as Recovery: Winning a Sexual Harassment Complaint 175 Carolyn M. West Chapter 12 Learning to Love the Little Black Boy in Me: Breaking Family Silences, Ending Shame 189 Gary L. Lemons Chapter 13 I Took Back My Dignity: Surviving and Thriving after Incest 211 Carolyn E. Gross Chapter 14 Diving Deep and Surfacing: How I Healed from Depression 227 Vanessa Jackson vii Contents Part V. Career Dilemmas Chapter 15 Mary, Don’t You Weep: A Feminist Nun’s Vocation 245 Sister Sojourner Truth Chapter 16 Becoming an Entrepreneur 259 Deloise (Dee) A. Frisque Chapter 17 Light on a Dark Path: Self-Discovery among White Women 271 Marian Cannon Dornell Chapter 18 The Accidental Advocate: Life Coaching as a Feminist Vocation 283 Anitra L. Nevels List of Contributors 293 Index 297 ...