Melanated Theory Ep 102 | A Black Women's History of the United States (A Review)

Hello and Welcome to Melanated Theory! We are two friends admiring, amplifying and analyzing literature by black women authors & theorists. Periodt. Your hosts Samone Blue & Moody Gem take you through the beauty of black women's voices in prose and academic theory. Our book of choice to kick off our series is A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross. In our reviews we break down the specs on the author and book, the plot, our likes and dislikes and lastly, apply a theoretical framework to the text to provide our deeper dive aptly called melanated theory. In our review today, we utilize Kimberle Crenshaw in her work, Mapping the Margins to break down how intersectionality theory is useful for understanding the contributions of black womyn. Want to read more? https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1229... All this and more in the video. Enjoy! Follow us on our socials: @melanatedtheory @envym32 @theemoodygem