The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Women’s & Gender Studies Program is inviting you to Say Their Names: Centering Black Women Activists in the Struggle for Justice on October 12th at 3:30 pm!
Drs. Jeannette Jones and Zakiya Luna will examine the often-overlooked activism and leadership of women of color in the United States. This dialogue and discussion will allow us to hear from two outstanding scholars and then to ask questions and discuss together.
Dr. Jeannette Jones (UNL, History & Ethnic Studies) will spotlight women’s activism in Black Lives Matter. Her talk will focus on the Black women, queer, and transgender people, who are central to creating and leading resistance to violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. She will also address the need for movements like #SayHerName to foreground that women and girls are victims of police brutality.
Dr. Zakiya Luna (University of CA - Santa Barbara, Sociology) will focus on activism in the reproductive justice movement. Her talk will foreground the history and successes of SisterSong who are largely responsible for creating what we now know as the modern-day reproductive justice movement. SisterSong is the largest national multi-ethnic Reproductive Justice collective, whose membership includes and represents Indigenous, African American, Arab and Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latina women and LGBTQ people.