Ain’t I A Woman? African American Women And Feminism

May 29, 2013 – Segment 3

May 29 marks the 162nd anniversary of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. Center for Emerging Media cultural correspondent Lea Gilmore joins us for a reading of that speech. Then, we discuss African American women and feminism with

Lea Gilmore, singer, activist, and Center for Emerging Media cultural correspondent;

dream hampton, writer, filmmaker and co-author of the New York Times best seller Decoded

A. Adar Ayira, project manager of the More in the Middle Campaign for Associated Black Charities and facilitator and analyst at Baltimore Racial Justice Action;

Jodi Kelber-Kaye, Associate Director of the Honors College at UMBC and former faculty member in Gender and Women’s Studies there.

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