We’re celebrating Margo Okazawa Rey this Black History Month! Margo was a founding member of t
We’re celebrating Margo Okazawa Rey this Black History Month! Margo was a founding member of the influential Black feminist organization, Combahee River Collective.Created in 1974, the Combahee River Collective was instrumental in calling out “interlocking oppressions” - a way to name how sexism, racism, homophobia, and capitalism together impacted Black women’s lives. Collective members resisted racism in the mainstream feminist movement as well as sexism in Black liberation movements. Their work helped pave the way for future social justice activism, including Black Lives Matter. Read Combahee River Collective’s statement here. Margo is among the first generation of mixed race children born to a Japanese mother and an African American soldier. This experience has influenced her to fight militarism - in East Asia, Guam, Palestine, and beyond - as a scholar and activist. Thank you for your incredible work and contributions, Margo! -- source link
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