In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and set forward a bold and courageous blueprint for our collective liberation.

…is a balm for weary souls, a reclamation, a psalm, a grounding, centering, deeply erudite book that uses the intellectual legacy of Black feminists to remind us of the stuff we are made of. In a world deeply committed to ignoring, mishearing, and disregarding Black women, to forgetting them, this book will not let us forget. It demands we remember. And it buoys us, reminding us that in our quest for freedom, Black feminists have always known the way, or made one.

…that makes their Teen Vogue column and academic writing special and elevates it to new heights. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and set forward a bold and courageous blueprint for our collective liberation.

Black Women Taught Us is a powerful and hopeful love letter to the Black feminist thinkers, writers, activists, and organizers who have fought for our liberation.

In their enlightening new book, Black Women Taught Us, Jenn M. Jackson celebrates the iconic Black feminists who built a movement, and also shares their own personal story of growing and learning with these brilliant canonical thinkers.