Remaking Black Power by Ashley D. Farmer

Each of us doing our part can lead to dramatic and needed changes. Cierra Kaler-Jones’ introduction of the power of narrative work furthered this conversation in the way that we must question “who is asking us to see history in this particular way?” I found the intersection of narrative work, critical history, and truth telling empowering.īlack women’s freedom dreams, like Queen Mother Moore’s, are often more expansive than their peers and can inspire us today. Conversations about reparations are so important in these educational contexts.

In a breakout room, one teacher shared that at her school the teaching of Black history stops at slavery. I loved the stories (of course), but I also appreciated the peek into the professor’s classroom and the ways that students can change as they grow and the way they can practice new ideas of freedom. I really loved learning about the history of Queen Mother Audley Moore and the way that she paved the way for the modern reparations movement. Here are a few reactions from participants who joined in from across the country: In another poll, we learned that only 6% of the participants had taught in-depth about reparations. In a poll at the session opening, we found that 67% had never heard of Queen Mother Moore, while 15% had heard her name, but knew nothing about her. This class, part of our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series, was an eye-opener for most participants. Jeanne Theoharis briefly joined the conversation to discuss the decades-long relationship between Mrs. On October 17, the Zinn Education Project hosted author Ashley Farmer in conversation with Cierra Kaler-Jones about Queen Mother Audley Moore (1898–1997), one of the most influential activists and thinkers of the 20th century about Black Nationalism and reparations.įarmer also shared stories from Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era, a comprehensive study of Black women’s intellectual production and activism in the Black Power era.

Remaking Black Power by Ashley D. Farmer