La parole aux négresses

La parole aux négresses is the founding work of French-speaking black feminism. Senegalese anthropologist Awa Thiam brings to light the experiences, the ills and the struggles of black women, through their own words. For her, the feminism must take into account the triple oppression of black women (gender, class, race) and specific problems of the latter, such as genital mutilation, illiteracy, early pregnancy, polygamy, forced marriage and the influence of religion. Published in 1978, this book opens prospects for the liberation of black women, which are still relevant today striking. Awa Thiam is the first feminist to formulate, a few years before bell hooks, the question of the positioning of black women in the movement feminist, thus laying the theoretical foundations of intersectionality.