pt. 1. The social construction of black feminist thought. The politics of black feminist thought
Distinguishing features of black feminist thought
pt. 2. Core themes in black feminist thought. Work, family, and black women's oppression
Mammies, matriarchs, and other controlling images
The power of self-definition
The sexual politics of black womanhood
Black women's love relationships
Black women and motherhood
Rethinking black women's activism
pt. 3. Black feminism, knowledge, and power. U.S. black feminism in transnational context
Black feminist epistemology
Toward a politics of empowerment.