ABSTRACT
For centuries our black feminist foremothers have addressed the nuanced marginalization of black womanhood. The influence of both named and unnamed foremothers, however, is carried on through Black feminist scholar-activism. The foremothers of Black feminist sociology embraced the significance of subjectivity, believing that social research could and should facilitate social action. Black feminist scholar-activism is situated within this disposition as well. With the oppression of Black women manifesting in multifaceted ways, there are likewise many options for Black feminist sociologists to embody resistance that will combat it. Black feminist scholars have consistently discussed the significance of intertwining scholarship with activism. Black feminist scholar-activists operating within academia occupy an “outsider-within” status. Patricia Hill Collins describes outsiders-within as “individuals whose marginality provide a distinctive angle of vision of these intellectual and political entities”. Although black feminist scholar-activism particularly aims to produce emancipatory rewards for Black women, the fruits of such labor will undoubtedly extend beyond the black community.
