Revisiting Africana Feminism: New Dimensions and Thoughts

Revisiting Africana Feminism: New Dimensions and Thoughts offers a comprehensive re-examination of Africana feminist ideology by tracing its historical roots, theoretical foundations, and contemporary transformations grounded in the lived experiences of African and African-American women. The book foregrounds the enduring struggles against intersecting systems of race, gender, class and colonialism. It documents the forced displacement of African women during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to the intellectual and digital activism of the twenty-first century. The present volume situates Africana feminism as both a survival framework and a mode of resistance. It actively engages foundational voices such as Sojourner Truth, Anna Julia Cooper, Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, Alice Walker, Patricia Hill Collins, and Clenora Hudson-Weems alongside contemporary thinkers and activists. The book highlights the evolution of Black feminist consciousness across generations. It examines womanism, Africana womanism, Black feminist thought, and Fourth Wave digital feminism, emphasizing culturally grounded, community-centred approaches to liberation. Bridging historical narratives with present-day movements such as #BlackGirlMagic, #SayHerName, and #MeToo, the book demonstrates how Africana feminism continues to redefine justice, identity, and collective empowerment. This volume serves as both an academic resource and a critical intervention, reaffirming Africana feminism as a dynamic, living tradition shaping global feminist discourse today. By bringing together studies on canonical and emerging voices, this volume bridges past and present, offering critical insights into the future trajectory of Africana Feminist discourse as a dynamic, evolving, and globally relevant ideology.