honored to be engaged in a discussion about race, gender and intersectionality with some badass women of color yesterday at And, Ain’t I a Woman: A Long Table Conversation/Installation.
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More than a century before Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced the concept of intersectionality to feminist theory in the 1980s, Sojourner Truth challenged sexist + racist notions with her extemporaneous “And, Ain’t I a Woman” speech in 1851 at the National Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio.
This important interrogation is inspired by Truth and other bad ass women of color’s legacies; an art installation created by Amanda Chestnut; a spoken word performance by Reenah Golden and Tokeya Graham; and the interaction with fellow participants and other attendees.
The initial Long Table Conversation participants include Mara Ahmed, Jazzelle Bonilla, Erica Bryant, Amanda Chestnut, Rachel DeGuzman, N’Jelle Gage-Thorne, Reenah Golden, Tokeya Graham, Tianna Mañón, Deborah McDell-Hernandez, Annette Ramos, and Gaynelle Wethers.
