I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black women. In other words, Black feminist thought encompasses theoretical interpretations of Black women's reality by those who live it.

Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people.

Thus, gender ideology no only creates ides about femininity but it also shapes conceptions of masculinity.

Work for black women has been an important and valued dimension of Afrocentric definitions of black motherhood.

Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.

That which commands admiration in the white woman only hastens the degradation of the female slave.

I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black women. In other words, Black feminist thought encompasses theoretical interpretations of Black women's reality by those who live it.