It has always been this way. It has long been a challenge for Black women and white women to come together—an
It has always been this way.
It has long been a challenge for Black women and white women to come together—and stay together—when working on women’s issues.
That’s not because the work isn’t important. It’s because real, painful things have happened between us. And not all of those things are in the distant past. The harm is recent enough that many of us are still carrying it, still trying to untangle it within ourselves.
These wounds don’t heal with time alone. They only begin to heal with truth, accountability, and intention.
It’s true: white women are oppressed by sexism and misogyny.
It’s also true: Black women face racism and misogynoir from white women, including in feminist and women’s spaces.
Both truths must be held at once.
This dynamic will not change on its own. It will only shift when hearts are opened. When minds are stretched. When courage outweighs comfort.
Because without real change—there will be no lasting unity. And without that unity, the full liberation of women remains out of reach.
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