Knowledge without wisdom is adequate for the powerful, but wisdom is essential to the survival of the subordinate

Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood version of history focusing on one conquering hero. Since a movement for social change is embodied in its leader, death of the leader means death of the movement.

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

Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people.

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.

Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of care where black women feel accountable to all the black community's children.

Challenging power structures from the inside, working the cracks within the system, however, requires learning to speak multiple languages of power convincingly.