I helped coin the term 'identity politics'. I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders Barbara Smith

[Uncle Joe]

"In 1977 I co-authored the Combahee River Collective Statement – a document that emphasized the overlapping forms of economic and social oppression faced by black women. The Combahee Statement coined the term “identity politics”, and it was instrumental in pushing the international left and other political movements to understand inequality as a structural and intersectional phenomenon which affects oppressed groups differently.

Those ideas continue to reverberate today. I am often disheartened, however, to see support for identity politics and intersectionality reduced to buzzwords. I am supporting Bernie Sanders for president because I believe that his campaign and his understanding of politics complements the priorities that women of color defined decades ago.

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Look at the diversity and vitality of Sanders’ own supporters. His campaign is powered by a grassroots movement including thousands of women and people of color. His current surge in the polls is due in large part to support from voters of color, Spanish-speakers and immigrants. Multilingual caucus sites in Iowa supported Sanders by a huge margin. Four of the most dynamic women of color in Congress – representatives Pramila Jayapal, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib – have endorsed Bernie.

The stakes could not be higher. Before the 2016 election I dreaded a return to the Jim Crow era signaled by the slogan “Make America Great Again”, which obviously meant white. Tragically that is exactly what happened. Four more years is unthinkable. That is why I am working to elect President Bernie Sanders.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/10/identity-politics-bernie-sanders-endorsement

[George II]

1. Here are two of THE most "dynamic women of color in Congress", and one other. ALL freshwomen...

[NYMinute]

2. Who?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. The co-author of the Combahee River Collective Statement

[Nanjeanne]

4. Wonderful woman, activist and educator. Fascinating bio.

She is an American lesbian feminist and socialist who has played a significant role in building and sustaining Black Feminism in the United States. Since the early 1970s, she has been active as a critic, teacher, lecturer, author, scholar, and publisher of Black feminist thought. She has also taught at numerous colleges and universities over the last 25 years. Smith's essays, reviews, articles, short stories and literary criticism have appeared in a range of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, The Black Scholar, Ms., Gay Community News, The Guardian, The Village Voice, Conditions and The Nation.


If someone is actually interested in who she is - this is a great read. https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a17048702/barbara-smith-feminist-interview/

[brutus smith]

5. +1000

[CentralMass]

6. K&R. Great endorsement.

[Malmsy]

7. Who says no one likes Bernie?