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ic collection of Black feminist writings returns to print—
with a new preface
Praise for Home Girls:
“The survival of these women and their joy make Home Girls very satisfying.”—Essence
“A provocative and important new collection.” Ms.
“Pungent and varied, full of questions, convictions, and insights.” The Nation
“Its fitting that Home Girls also reflects and celebrates the difference, among the [thirty~
two] Black feminist writers, eritics, and theorists assembled from the United States
and the Caribbean, among Black women of all colors, classes, and cultures. More impor-
tantly, it eflects and celebrates our connections.” The Women’s Review of Books
The pioneering anthology Home Girls features writings by Black feminist and lesbian
activists on topies both provocative and profound. Since its initial publication in 1983, it has
become an essential text on Black women's lives and writings. This edition features an updat-
ed list of contributor biographies and an all-new preface that provides afresh assessment of
hhow Black women’ lives have changed—or not—since the book was first published
Contributors are Tania Abdulahad, Donna Allegra, Barbara A. Banks, Becky Birtha,
| Cenen, Cheryl Clarke, Michelle Cliff, Michelle T. Clinton, Willie M. Coleman, Toi
Derricotte, Alexis De Veaux, Jewelle L. Gomez, Akasha (Gloria) Hull, Patricia Jones, June
Jordan, Audre Lorde, Raymina Y. Mays, Deidre McCalla, Chirlane McCray, Pat Parker,
Linda C. Powell, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Spring Redd, Gwendolyn Rogers, Kate
Rushin, Ann Allen Shockley, Barbara Smith, Beverly Smith, Shirley O. Steele, Luisah
‘Teish, Jameclah Waheed, Alice Walker, and Renita Weems.
Barbara Smith is an independent scholar and was ¢o-
founder and publisher of Kitchen Table: Women of Color
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