ABSTRACT
Clenora Hudson-Weems’ work provides a theoretical construct that boldly restores meaning within historical and cultural contexts that are peculiar to the African and African Diaspora woman’s experiences. It offers an element historically denied such women: a choice. Africana Womanism has been on the scene since the 1980s, insisting that “most Africana in general do not identify with the concept in its entirety and thus, do not see themselves as feminists”. The ultimate goal of Africana-Melanated Womanism is to continue bringing all the factors together, addressing race, class and gender in all areas of female subjugation as experienced by all women of color, and by extension all women in general within the constructs of the family. The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
