Black Lives Matter

While millions protested the murder of George Floyd and racist police brutality all over the world, there has been a lack of acknowledgement of the injustices towards Black women, and of their leading roles in social movements. Edna Bonhomme analyses the significance of Black women within social movements throughout history until today.

White feminist discourses often obscure gendered and racialised lines of belonging and struggle specific to the vulnerabilities of Black women. The murder of Breonna Taylor highlights why feminism cannot be colour-blind.