The importance of women’s history, in general, is a contemporary idea, and Black women’s history is even more so. It wasn’t until I was older that I began to search for a throughline between myself, a Black woman, my family history and the history of this country. I found the films riveting, and they made me feel proud, even if I didn’t completely understand why. (Courtesy of the publishers)ĭuring the summer vacations of my childhood, my mom would sit my brother and me down in front of the TV and pop in VHS tapes of the 1987 documentary series “Eyes on the Prize.” It was a special kind of education she provided for us that she knew we wouldn’t get in the classroom (in small-town Arkansas in the early 2000s). Arts Reporting Fellow Lauren Williams recommends three books from Black women authors about the lives of Black women.
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