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Black “Maternals” Yoked to the Wheel of Group Survival
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
07 Sep 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Black “Maternals” Yoked to the Wheel of Group Survival

Joy James, a professor of political, feminist and critical race theory at Williams College, believes the burden of day to day survival politics in Black American communities is borne largely by women that she describes as “captive maternals.” “A lot of the captive maternal function is to provide emotional labor and support while stabilizing the structure that you think is the only option,” said James, author of FULCRUM: The Captive Maternal Leverages Democracy.”

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