Black Women in Politics by Jordan-Zachery, Julia S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Black Women’s Political Labor: An Introduction

Intersectionality Where We Stand: Situating Black Women in Politics Critical Themes in Studying Black Political Women Moving From Silence to Voice Invisibility and Unmasking Power Structures Black Women’s Self-Actualization and Black Masculinist Politics Space Making and Self-Actualization Conclusion Notes References

Section I: Black Feminists Doing Intersectionality Work

Overview and Research Design Findings: General Numeric and Statistical Profile

Discussion

Suggestions for Future Research

Notes References

Black Women as Bridges: The Help and Intersectionality Theoretical Foundation: Silences, Muting, and Omissions Finding Black Women: Article Selection Criteria Trends in Scholarship Discussion References

Section II: Black Feminist Policy Analysis

Introduction The African-Caribbean Population in the UK Racial-Gender Health Inequalities Linking Health Research to African-Caribbean Women and Work African Caribbean Women in the NHS Black Caribbean Women as Health Activists and Activists for Change Developing Intersectional Research on the Health and Well-Being of African Caribbean Women Note References

4. Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women Felons Reentering Society

Introduction Racialized Gender Disparities in the Criminal Justice System The Intersectional Dynamics of Race, Gender, and Criminal Status The Discursive Narratives of Black Women Felons Reentering Society Discussion Conclusion Notes References

The Challenge: Making Visible AIDS Orphans in the United States Applying Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Intersectionality and Intersectional Stigma: Race, AIDS Orphans, and Visibility AIDS: Race, Gender, Epidemiology, and Public Opinion Policy Gaps Discussion References

Section III: Diasporic Black Women and the Global Political Arena

Reference 6. El pan, el poder y la política: The Politics of Bread Making in Honduras’s Garifuna Community

Introduction The Naming/Labeling of Blackness Indigenous Identity and Matrifocality in the Context of Land Politics The Race, Gender, and Class of Honduras’s Land Policies

Socialization in the Production of Ereba

Garifuna Women and the Future of Politics

Conclusion: Black Political Women References

7. Woman Out of Place: Portia Simpson-Miller and Middle-Class Politics in Jamaica

Middle-Class Politics and Its Gendered Norms The Significance of Portia Simpson-Miller

Coming to Power Fixing Gender Matters Portia and the Poor Defeat

Conclusion Notes References

Introduction Black Nationalism and the UNIA during the 1940s Black Nationalist Women, Gender, and Diasporic Politics Conclusion Notes References

Section IV: Discourses, Movements, and Representation

Reference 9. Morrisonian Democracy: The Literary Praxis of Black Feminist Political Engagement

The Perils of US Democracy Empathy and the Moral Imagination Historical Thinking and Narrative Knowledge Intersectional Identities and Founding Narratives Conclusion Notes References

10. Illegitimate Appetites: Michelle Obama’s Anti-Obesity Campaign as Sexual Regulation

First Ladies and the Nation Bringing Intersectionality to the Mother-In-Chief Domesticity, Responsibility, and Deracialization Black Cultural Pathology Paradigm Meets the Anti-Obesity Campaign Deflecting the Image of the Bad Black Mom Narrative of Decline Nation and the Cult of True Womanhood Implications and Conclusion References

Introduction The Political Activism of Black Women in the Domain of Reproductive Politics The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Ongoing Politicization of Women’s Health Data and Methods Findings Conclusion and Implications for Future Research Notes References

Contributors Index Back Cover