Overview

The Black women and nonbinary members of the writing collective Echoing Ida harness the power of media for social justice. With over five hundred articles published, their work amplifies the struggles and successes of contemporary freedom movements in America. In this anthology, the best of Echoing Ida's writing is collected for the first time. Featuring a foreword by Michelle Duster, activist and great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the essays imagine a gender-expansive and liberated future.

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Author:   Kemi Alabi ,  Cynthia R. Greenlee ,  Janna A. Zinzi ,  Michelle Duster
Publisher:   Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Imprint:   Feminist Press at The City University of New York
ISBN:  

9781558612839

ISBN 10:   1558612831
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"I: The Structures and the Struggle Introduction by Kemi Alabi ""The Right to (Black) Life"" by Renee Bracey Sherman ""Powerless in the Face of White Supremacy and a Gun"" by Bianca Campbell ""The Violence Happening in Ferguson Is More Than Physical"" by Alexandra Moffett-Bateau  ""What Black Lives Matter Organizers Are Doing to Fight White Supremacy at Every Level"" by Shanelle Matthews ""The school-to-prison pipeline affects girls of color, but reform efforts pass them by"" by Ruth Jeannoel ""#UsToo: We Must Expand the Conversation on Sexual Violence"" by Raquel Willis ""We Should All Go to Rehab"" by Yamani Hernandez ""Weed for Period Pain? Yes, But I Want Equity in the Marijuana Industry Too"" by Jasmine Burnett ""Equal Pay Day for (Some) African-American Women"" by Alexandra Moffett-Bateau ""Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me"" by Erin Malone ""Trans Women are Women. This Isn’t a Debate."" by Raquel Willis II: Birth Justice…and Yes, That Includes Abortion Introduction by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Who Should You Listen to on Abortion? People Who’ve Had Them"" by Renee Bracey Sherman ""The Road to Roe: Paved with Bodies of Women of Color and the Legal Activism of African Americans"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Whitewashing Reproductive Rights: How Black Activists Get Erased"" by Renee Bracey Sherman ""What My First Pregnancy Taught Me About Birth Justice"" by Ruth Jeannoel ""Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t"" by Elizabeth Dawes Gay ""Choice Under Fire: Issues Surrounding African American Reproductive Rights"" by Renee Bracey Sherman ""The Story That’s Taken Ten Years to Tell: On Abortion, Race and the Power of Story"" by Shanelle Matthews ""On ‘Commonsense Childbirth’: A Q&A with Midwife Jennie Joseph"" by Elizabeth Dawes Gay ""Insurance Coverage of Doula Care Would Benefit Patients and Service Providers Alike"" by Elizabeth Dawes Gay ""The Largely Forgotten History of Abortion Billboard Advertising—and What Pro-Choice Advocates Can Learn from It"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Want to Win on Abortion? Talk About It as an Issue of Love, Compassion"" by Yamani Hernandez III: Family Matters Introduction by Kemi Alabi ""A (Midwestern) Black Lesbian’s Reflections on 20 Years of Being Family"" by Jasmine Burnett ""Stigma Around 'Non-Traditional Families Won't End with Assisted Reproductive Technology"" by Bianca Campbell ""The Criminal Justice System Is Failing Black Families"" by Samantha Daley ""For My Mother: A Day Without Cancer"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""I’ll Always Love Big Poppa: How Biggie Smalls Helped Me Understand My Parents’ Deaths"" by Brittany Brathwaite ""Grieving a Mom Who's Still Here"" by Sunshine Muse ""On Being a Proud Teen Mom: I Don't Hate Myself as Much as You wish I Did"" by Gloria Malone ""Black CannaParents: Teaching Children Balance in An Environment Of Extremes"" by Jasmine Burnett ""The Backlash to Beyoncé’s Pregnancy Is an Example of the Attack on Black Motherhood"" by Gloria Malone ""The Names of Things"" by Kemi Alabi IV: Naked Power Introduction by Janna Zinzi ""Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness"" by Charmaine Lang ""Shaming Women About Having Sex Doesn’t Stop Us from Having Sex"" by Emma Akpan ""A New 'Pum Pum Palitx': Carnival and the Sex Education the Caribbean Needs"" by Bianca Campbell and Samantha Daley ""Exam Rooms and Bedrooms: Navigating Queer Sexual Health"" by Taja Lindley ""Why Doesn’t the Trans Community Have a Legit Dating App Yet?"" by Raquel Willis ""Sexy M.F.: Celebrating Prince, New Orleans Baby Dolls and Not Giving a F*ck"" by Janna Zinzi ""This is What Naked Power Looks Like"" by Taja Lindley ""Black, Queer and Dating in the Buckle of the Bible Belt"" by Jordan Scruggs ""Radically Truthful Dating Profiles"" by Various V: Beauty Breaks  Introduction by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Why I Debated Getting My Breast Augmented – And Why I Finally Did"" by Raquel Willis ""Learning to Love It, Yes Even That: Boob Sweat and More"" by Quita Tinsley ""I’m a Black Woman; That Doesn’t Mean I Have a Bomb in my Hair"" by Taja Lindley ""Soft & Beautiful Just for Me Relaxer, No-Lye Conditioning Crème, Children’s Regular"" by Kemi Alabi ""I Like My Unruly Eyebrows, Thank You Very Much"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenelee ""“Are You Just a Plaything of Nature?” Amina Ross on the Politics of Beauty"" by Kemi Alabi VI: For the 'Kulcha  Introduction by Janna Zinzi ""How Prince helped me be Black and genderqueer in America's Bible capital"" by Jordan Scruggs ""30 Years Later, 7 Ways A Different World Was Woke AF"" by Brittany Brathwaite ""How Statement T-Shirts Unite Black History, Culture, and Fashion"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Where’s the 16, Parenting, and OK Reality Show?"" by Gloria Malone ""Lemonade refreshed my spirit. I didn’t feel exploited, commodified, or powerless, bell hooks."" by Emma Akpan ""I Became a Black Woman in Spokane. But, Rachel Dolezal, I Was a Black Girl First"" by Alicia Walters ""Reina Gosset Wants Her Just Due"" by Raquel Willis ""The Word is ‘Nemesis’: The Fight to Integrate the National Spelling Bee"" by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""We Will Always Love You: Why Whitney Houston Was Our All-American Gurl"" by Jordan Scruggs and Janna Zinzi VII: Black Love and Black Futures Introduction by Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee ""Journey to Me: How I Came Out and Embraced All of Me"" by Charmaine Lang ""'Overworked and Underpaid': Organizing, Black Womanhood, and Self-Care"" by Charmaine Lang ""In Betweens"" by Jordan Scruggs ""Trans Visionaries: How Miss Major Helped Spark the Modern Trans Movement"" by Raquel Willis ""Pleasure Politics Part I: Employment, Economic Justice and the Erotic"" by Taja Lindley ""Healing in the Midst of Tragedy: How Can Black Folks Keep Surviving in the Face of Constant Trauma?"" by Quita Tinsley ""Herbs That Fortify Us"" by Carib Healing Collective ""Lessons in Queer Community Building: Fear, Yearning and Loving in Milwaukee"" by Charmaine Lang ""Word is Bond: A Ritual"" by Taja Lindley"

Reviews

Praise for Echoing Ida Collection “A rich awakening to the revolution and evolution of Black women and nonbinary voices, and a deeply majestic tribute to the expanse of Black cultural movements—in singular reverence and collective power.” —Rebecca Carroll, author of Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir “Fueled by curiosity and generous with their vulnerability, the Idas ask probing questions of themselves, each other, and the world. Right now media outlets are scrambling to hire writers who can find and tell important stories about race, gender, sexuality, and power. Editors nationwide should know the Idas' names, seek them out, and pay them well for their insights and analysis.” —Dani McClain, author of We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood

A rich awakening to the revolution and evolution of Black women and nonbinary voices, and a deeply majestic tribute to the expanse of Black cultural movements--in singular reverence and collective power. --Rebecca Carroll, author of Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir Fueled by curiosity and generous with their vulnerability, the Idas ask probing questions of themselves, each other, and the world. Right now media outlets are scrambling to hire writers who can find and tell important stories about race, gender, sexuality, and power. Editors nationwide should know the Idas' names, seek them out, and pay them well for their insights and analysis. --Dani McClain, author of We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood

Author Information

Cynthia R. Greenlee is a writer, editor, and historian of the African-American experience. She is a former senior editor at Rewire.News.  Kemi Alabi is a poet, teaching artist, and cultural strategy director of Forward Together. Janna A. Zinzi is a communications strategist, writer and performer. 

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