ABSTRACT
This chapter explores rage as emotion linked to social structure through activism, especially through social justice and healing work done by and for women of color to eradicate racism and violence aimed against them. It examines rage that is a legitimate, righteous response to persistent, systematic social inequalities in order to grapple with the positive functions and outcomes offered by rage and to forge connections between emotion and social structure. The chapter evaluates the movement to end racialized violence against women, as one important site for understanding the manifestation of rage in activism. It looks at how rage can help people access and build on the truth and authenticity of their lives. The chapter also examines how one generate theory and research that then guides activism. It uses the case study of contemporary Black Lives Matter (BLM) activism to illuminate the implications of rage and activism and to highlight the solutions that BLM offers.
