ABSTRACT
This chapter updates the 2012 Women’s Studies in Communication article “I AM an Angry Black Woman: Black Feminist Autoethnography, Voice, and Resistance” to underscore why and how Black feminist autoethnography (BFA) remains a vibrant trajectory for all Black women—trans, queer, non-binary, and cis—to join the formidable chorus of those articulating the abundant diversity of Black femininity and, most importantly, the undeniable value of our intellect and emotionality. By ragefully “talking back” (Cooper, 2018; hooks, 1989) to systemic marginalization as a biracial (Black and White) Black woman, guided by Lorde (1984), I position anger as a productive force that fuels BFA as an act of resistance. Situating my anger as (still) just and justifiable, I mobilize BFA to reflexively narrate my everyday experiences as an “outsider within” (Collins, 1986) and problematize the omnipresence of multiplicative oppressions in the everyday lives of Black women. Moreover, this updated chapter underscores the heurism of its antecedent, demystifies the trials and tribulations of crafting and publishing poignant autoethnography and reminds readers that ignoring the academic and creative works of Black women is never accidental.
