The truth that never hurts : writings on race, gender, and freedom / Barbara Smith.

Contents Toward a Black feminist criticism -- The souls of Black women -- Sexual politics and the fiction of Zora Neale Hurston -- Naming the unnameable : the poetry of Pat Parker -- The truth that never hurts : Black lesbians in fiction in the 1980s -- We must always bury our dead twice : a tribute to James Baldwin -- African American lesbian and gay history : an exploration -- Racism and women's studies -- The tip of the iceberg -- The Rodney King verdict -- Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around : reflections on the Hill-Thomas hearings -- Homophobia : why bring it up? -- The NEA is the least of it -- Blacks and gays : healing the great divide -- Between a rock and a hard place : relationships between Black and Jewish women -- Chicago firsthand : a distortion of reality -- Working for liberation and having a damn good time -- Doing it from scratch : the challenge of Black lesbian organizing -- Where's the revolution? -- Where's the revolution? Part II.
Local noteLittle-319493--305131022144Q
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217).
LCCN 98018668
ISBN081352573X (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E185.86 .S635 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold