Womanism

school of thought which argues that sexism, class oppression, gender identity and racism are inextricably bound together

thumb|A depiction of black female unity as a core value of womanism|alt=Black and white drawing of women of African-American descent holding a large pot together above their headsWomanism is a feminist movement, primarily championed by Black feminists, originating in the work of African American author Alice Walker in her 1983 book ''In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens''. Walker coined the term "womanist" in the short story "Coming Apart" in 1979. Her initial use of the term evolved to envelop a spectrum of issues and perspectives facing black women and others. Walker defined "womanism" as embra

approach to ethics

Misogynoir is a term referring to the combined force of anti-black racism and misogyny directed towards black women. The term was coined by black feminist writer Moya Bailey in 2008 to address misogyny directed toward Black transgender and cisgender women in American visual and popular culture. The concept of misogynoir is grounded in the theory of intersectionality, which analyzes how various social identities such as race, gender, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation interrelate in systems of oppression.

theory developed by black socialists in the United States

term coined in the late 1980s by Clenora Hudson-Weems, intended as an ideology applicable to all women of African descent

African-American religious conceptual framework