A 1977 statement by a black feminist group which is widely considered a foundational text of the 'intersectional' approach to identity politics, which emphasises multiple, simultaneous forms of ...

In the mid-1970s, a group of black feminist scholars and activists began meeting in Boston to form an organization that would address the political concerns of black women, which they felt had been ...

The Combahee River Collective disbanded in 1980, but their emphasis on a written record helped the collective’s work find a home within academia, contributing to its continued popularity. In the ...

I first encountered the Combahee River Collective fifteen years ago. I had just started a masters program in Gender Studies in London and the first thing I remember thinking was: I can’t believe I had ...

At a session of the Socialism 2017 conference in Chicago last weekend, prominent activists and authors--including two founding members--marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Combahee ...

“Here we are, a group of Black lesbian feminist anti-imperialist anti-capitalists trying to do the right thing.” The Combahee River Collective in 1974. Left to right bottom: Demita Frazier and Helen ...

We speak with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the new collection of essays she edited that is titled “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective.” Taylor is an assistant professor ...

Each week this month, The ARTery will highlight a story from the archives of Greater Boston's LGBTQ history. We're partnering with The History Project, which preserves these stories. From the civil ...

About US is an initiative by The Washington Post to cover issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. Gasps and murmurs, even a few chuckles, rippled through a roomful of ...