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Black Femininity through the White Speculum: The Implications of Medicosocialism and the Disproportionate Regulation of Black Women’s Reproductive Autonomy

Smith, Imari Zhané; Smith, Imari (2016-09-02)

At the crux of health disparities for women of color lies a history of maltreatment based on racial difference from their white counterparts. It is their non-whiteness that limits their access to the ideologies of “woman” ...
Black Love and Black Power: An Intersectional Analysis of Gender Violence and Political Activism

Tynes, Brendane (2015-04-21)

This thesis examines the intersections of political activism and gender-based violence in the Black student body at Duke University. Extensive interviews were conducted with members of the Black student body, as well as ...