For more than two decades Thandi Chimurenga has been a journalist of the people, an unswerving voice for Black liberation and uncompromising enemy of patriarchy, class power, racism, and militarism. These extraordinary conversations with Black women about Black women will do for the 21st century what Toni Cade Bambara’s pathbreaking anthology, The Black Woman, accomplished for the 20th. It reminds us that the most expansive vision of freedom can be found in the collective voices of Black women.
—Robin D. G. Kelley author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
This is an outstanding, excellent, informative compilation of interviews. Yes, “Some of Us are Brave,” but after finishing this inspiring book, you will also agree that “Some of Us are Brilliant”, “Some of Us are Revolutionary....”
—Gerald Horne author, Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois
The tapestry of voices woven within these pages celebrates the unique journeys and perspectives of Black women, presenting an unwavering testament to our indomitable spirit.
—Shaunelle Curry Founder, Media Done Responsibly; Author, Shairi’s Journey
Chimurenga’s book is a gift that invites us to sit at the feet of Ancestors and Elders, an intergenerational collective of brilliance, to listen to and learn from, again and again.
—Dr. Lisa Covington
Scholar-in-Residence, The Global Institute for Black Girls in Film & Media, ArtCenter College of Design
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