Barbara Smith
(1946-)

African-American Feminist
CoFounded first US Publisher for Women of Color
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005

birthdate: December 16
birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

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QUOTES

“What I really feel is radical is trying to make coalitions with people who are different from you. I feel it is radical to be dealing with race and sex and class and sexual identity all at one time. I think that is really radical because it has never been done before,”

We are not hated and abused because there is something wrong with us, but our treatment is absolutely prescribed by the racist, misogynistic system under which we live."