"The groups I find most interesting, however, are those that consider ‘women of color’ a point of departure rather than a level of organizing which rises out of and breaks down into a series of racially specific agendas: in other words, those organizations that challenge the consensus-category approach to ‘women of color.’ Which means that women of color work can foreground race at a time when dominant discourse attempts to erase it, yet at the same time avoid the pitfalls of essentialism…A woman of color formation might decide to work around immigration issues. This political commitment is not based on the specific histories of racialized communities or its constituent members, but rather constructs an agenda agreed upon by all who are a part of it. In my opinion, the most exciting potential of women of color formations resides in the possibility of politicizing this identity—basing the identity on politics rather than the politics on identity."
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from “Angela Davis: Reflections on Race, Class, and Gender in the USA,” an interview with Lisa Lowe.
This quote kept coming to me today during an API open forum on campus.
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