In line with her own deepened understanding of the issues since the first edition, she emphasizes Black feminist thought's purpose in fostering both empowerment and conditions of social justice, provides a more complex analysis of oppression, and places greater stress on the connections between knowledge and power relations. "The author discusses how knowledge can foster African-American women's empowerment. "The book argues convincingly that black feminists be given, in the words immortalized by Aretha Franklin, a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T.Those with an appetite for scholarese will find Hill's book delicious." - BlackEnterprise "A superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic review of black feminst thought." - Feminist BookstoreNews Her work sets a standard for the discussion of black women's lives, experiences, and thought that demands rigorous attention to the complexity of these experiences and an exploration of a multiplicity of responses." - Women's Review ofBooks "With the publication of Black Feminist Thought, black feminism has moved to a new level.
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