Woke up Black, again.

 Woke up Black, again By Yiskah Hussain. A collection of thoughts from a Black feminist civil rights leader. Summary of work from Cactus Book Club: 'Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot' by Mikki Kendall. Support my work by viewing, subscribing, commenting, and sharing my Spotify podcast and Google Blogs.






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