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Black Girlhood

Dec 15, 2020

The Black Scholar continues to celebrate the journal's Fiftieth Anniversary with the release of its latest issue, “Black Girlhood," which highlights the significance, challenges and beauty of Black girls. There is a growing body of scholarship on the experiences of...

Gendering Negritude with Shireen Lewis

Oct 21, 2011

Listen on Kalamu ya Salaam’s information blog ▶ Dr. Shireen K. Lewis joined the show this week to discuss her work on Black women and Negritude. Her book Race, Culture, and Identity: Francophone West African and Caribbean Literature and Theory from Negritude to...

Lewis ’89 is Ebony “Unsung Hero”

Oct 1, 2009

Originally published in UVA Lawyer - Fall 2009 - View Original Article Dr. Shireen Lewis '89 received an “Unsung Hero" award from Ebony magazine, for making a difference for children, schools, and communities. Lewis is the executive director of EduSeed and founder of...

Gendering Négritude: Paulette Nardal’s Contribution to the Birth of Modern Francophone Literature

Jan 1, 1999

What about the women of Négritude? The Négritude movement has traditionally been characterized and historicized as a literary and cultural movement by black men against the imperialist, masculinist power of the West. There are very few studies that fully explore the...