Brittany Lee Lewis Instagram – Women are simultaneously affected by multiple forms of oppression. Discussing sexism is not divisive. It’s a privilege to say, “handle that sexism thing later.” It’s a privilege because, as black women, we are battling race and gender, among a myriad of other oppressions depending on our sexual orientation, religion, national origin, etc. Black women have always been on the front lines supporting and protecting our community. Unfortunately, because of misogyny/misogynoir, the loudest folks don’t try to understand or read material that explains the complexities. Understanding Black women’s plight and the way racism and sexism coexist is key when it comes to loving and fighting for Black women. What’s more, racism, capitalism, and patriarchy are interconnected. Hence, we see many of the Movement for Black Lives demands address issues of class, race, AND gender, amongst a myriad of other complex issues. No one is free until we are all free. To fight for Black lives is to fight for Black women’s lives, Black LGBTQ+ lives, Black disabled lives, uneducated Black lives, Black sex workers’ lives, etc. -Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins -The Black Woman, An Anthology by Toni Cade Bambara -In Search Of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose by Alice Walker -Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks -The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara -Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper – Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom -Bad Feminist  by Roxane Gay -Scandalize My Name: Black Feminist Practice and the Making of Black Social Life by Terrion L. Williamson -Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton -How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective  -Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde -Say Her Name:Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women by Kimberle Crenshaw  -Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality by Jennifer C. Nash -Feminism unfinished: A short, surprising history of American Women’s Movements by Cobble, Dorothy Sue, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry -Rethinking American Women’s Activism by Annelise Orleck