A society born of white supremacy and patriarchy must, by definition, ignore the voices of Black women. We know that unfortunately, such an attitude will also naturally seep into every strata of that society. Part of the contribution to correct that was the centering and airing of Black women’s voices through Some of Us Are Brave: A Black Women’s Radio Program that aired on Pacifica’s Los Angeles radio station  (KPFK) from 2003 until 2011. The program covered a myriad of issues by amplifying the voices of a broad cross-section of Black women. Some of those voices have been preserved here in this volume. In addition to capturing various moments in time with a variety of women, this is also a means of taking the intellectual production of and about Black women out of the hands of institutions that are both fundamentally anti-Black and anti-woman.

Some of Us Are Brave:  Interviews and Conversations with Sisters on Life and Struggle features the voices of:

Adrienne Maree Brown

Assata Shakur

Ava DuVernay

Barbara Ransby

Byllye Avery

Carol Boyce Davies

Charlene Hunter Gault

Dorothy Roberts

Elaine Brown

Erica Huggins

Iyanla Van Zant

Melina Abdullah

Michelle Alexander

Patrisse Cullors

Paula Giddings

Paula Kelley

Pearl Cleage

Ramona Africa

Ruby Dee

Sonia Sanchez

Tina Mabry

and more …

Edited by Thandisizwe Chimurenga