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Global movement for Black lives: A conversation between Awino Okech and Shereen Essof

Okech, Awino; Essof, Shereen

Authors

Shereen Essof



Abstract

This conversation reflects on the importance of transnational Black solidarity in a global moment where the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural inequalities that sustain Black death and the global movement for Black lives has focussed attention on anti-Blackness. We reflect on the legacies of past and contemporary Black, Indigenous, People of Colour activism and the role that this has played in strengthening transnational efforts to deal with colonialism, imperialism and patriarchy. In highlighting how anti-Blackness is sustained across different institutions - from the academy to social movements, we centre Black feminist movements’ role in building radical visions of equitable and transformative worlds through a focus on the nexus between patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy. Black feminist visions we argue are geared at disrupting and transforming current power structures to advance justice and create liberatory futures. A central part of these liberatory futures lies in building collective power that is rooted in the political values of solidarity, hope and joy.

Citation

Okech, A., & Essof, S. (2023). Global movement for Black lives: A conversation between Awino Okech and Shereen Essof. European Journal of Women's Studies, 30(1 supplt), 34S-42S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506820978903

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jan 14, 2021
Publication Date Jun 1, 2023
Deposit Date Dec 27, 2022
Journal European Journal of Women's Studies
Print ISSN 1350-5068
Electronic ISSN 1461-7420
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 30
Issue 1 supplt
Pages 34S-42S
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506820978903
Keywords Black Feminisms, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Transnational Solidarity
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1350506820978903