Skip to main navigation Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to search
Skip to content
Hours & Location, opens an overlay Help Help, opens an overlay
Hours & LocationsHours & Locations, collapsed
See all locations
HelpHelp, collapsed
  • Ask Us
  • FAQs
  • Get a Library Card
  • About HCPL
  • Catalog and Account Guide
Admin AdminAdmin, collapsed
Log In / My HCPL
  • Log In / Register
  • My Library Dashboard
  • My Borrowing
  • Checked Out
  • On Hold
  • Borrowing History
  • Fees
  • ILL Requests
  • My Collections
  • For Later Shelf
  • Completed Shelf
  • In Progress Shelf
  • Lists
  • My Events
  • My Profile
  • My Settings
Harris County Public Library
Main navigation Events
Open search form
Search the
by
for
    Saved Searches Advanced Search

    Search

    by
    for
      Saved Searches Advanced Search
      • BrowseBrowse, collapsed

        Browse

        • Catalog
        • Overdrive/Libby
        • Explore hcpl.net

        BY AUDIENCE

        • Kids
        • Teens
        • Adults

        BY FORMAT

        • Books
        • eBooks
        • Audio
        • Movies & TV
        • Magazines & Newspapers

        RECOMMENDATIONS

        • Coming Soon
        • New Titles
        • Award Winners
        • Bestsellers
        • Explore

        MORE

        • About HCPL
        • Blog
        • Careers @ HCPL
        • Friends of the Library
        • Library Policies
        • Newsroom
        • Podcast
        • Suggest a Book
        • Volunteer
      • EventsEvents, collapsed

        Events

        • All Events
        • Monthly Calendar

        BY AUDIENCE

        • Kids
        • Teens
        • Adults

        FEATURED PROGRAMS

        • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
        • Authorama
        • Book Buddies
        • Easter & Pesach
        • Growing Readers
        • Gulf Coast Reads
        • Summer Reading Program

        MORE

        • Books & Reading
        • Citizenship & English Learning
        • Computers & Technology
        • Maker & STEM
        • Story Time
      • ServicesServices, collapsed

        Services

        • Get a Card
        • My Account
        • My Account Help
        • Accessibility Request

        YOUR LIBRARY

        • Adaptive Resources
        • Ask Us
        • Copying & Printing
        • Elections & Government
        • ILL (Interlibrary Loan)
        • In the Community
        • LAWPods
        • Library for All
        • Meeting & Study Rooms
        • Passport Services
        • Tax Services
        • Veterans Resources

        EDUCATION

        • Adult Literacy
        • Career Online High School
        • Citizenship
        • College & Career
        • ESL (Learn English)
        • Growing Readers (children 0-5 years)
        • HCPL Connected
        • Homeschool & Educator Resources

        FOR READERS

        • Author Alerts
        • Author Talks
        • Book Bundles
        • Book Hunters
        • Gulf Coast Reads
        • Newsletters
        • Summer Reading

        MAKER & MORE

        • Maker Central
        • Digital Media Labs
        • Innovation Labs
        • Gardening Tools
      • Online ResourcesOnline Resources, collapsed

        Online Resources

        • Online Resources
        • A-Z Resources
        • By Format
        • Apps

        BY SUBJECT

        • Books, Literature & Reading
        • Business, Finance & Legal
        • Computers & Technology
        • Digital Media
        • DIY
        • Español
        • Genealogy & History
        • Government
        • Health
        • HCPL Digital Archive
        • Job & Career
        • Language Learning & ESL
        • Lifelong Learning
        • Newspapers, Magazines & Journals
        • Reference & Research
        • Religion, Philosophy & Social Sciences
        • Science & Nature
        • Texshare

      Explore HCPL.NETExplore HCPL.NET

      Our EXPLORE page is a deep dive into library content, from blogs, reading lists, and library news, to online resources, events, services, and so much more. If you think you know everything HCPL has to offer, you owe it to yourself to explore! Filter by content type, format, genre, topic, and age range.

      Our EXPLORE page is a deep dive into library content! From blogs, reading lists, and news, to online resources, events, services, and so much more. If you think you know everything HCPL has to offer, you owe it to yourself to explore hcpl.net! Filter by content type, format, age range, genre, topic and more!

      EXPLORE EXPLORE
      • HCPL Blogs
      • Silvia R-D
      16
      Feb 2023

      Categories

      • View all cards in Adults
      • View all cards in Books
      • View all cards in General Fiction
      • View all cards in Library for All
      • View all cards in Nonfiction
      • View all cards in Social Issues & Politics

      Similar Posts for You

      • Celebrating Historic and Trailblazing Trans Women

        Mar 27, 2025

      • A Study in Empowerment: Women’s Rights AND Wrongs

        Mar 12, 2025

      • Reading the Revolution: The Women’s Movement from Sojourner Truth to Roxane Gay

        Mar 3, 2025

      • Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: What Did It Mean?

        Feb 18, 2025

      • African American Music Appreciation Month: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

        Jun 20, 2024

      Unapologetically Black and Feminist Reads

      by Silvia R-DFebruary 16, 2023

      With February being Black History Month, I want to celebrate some of the Black female voices in American literature. Many of these authors I discovered in graduate school where I studied Black Feminist theory. The majority of what I read was non-fiction, but after graduating I began searching for works in fiction and came across many through friends and social media.

      The “what, when and why” of Black Feminism   

      Black feminism started around the 1960’s as a response to the exclusion Black women faced in both the white feminist movement, because of their race, and the black liberation movement, because of their gender. This movement looked at the ways in which racism, sexism and other social and political identities affected the lives of Black women. It addresses issues such as Black women’s access to health care and education and draws attention to the high amount of violence to which Black women are victims, issues that are oftentimes ignored by the media.

      The books below are authored by women whose writing is unapologetically Black and feminist. Both the novels and the non-fiction texts explore the very same issues the Black Feminist movement sought to address. While the movement gained traction in the 1960’s it continues to this day, as can be seen in the more recent books from this list.

      FICTION 

      The Bluest Eye

      Their Eyes Were Watching God

      Parable of the Sower

      The Memory Librarian

      Such A Fun Age

      Corregidora

      Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

      The Vanishing Half

      Difficult Women

      NON-FICTION 

      On Girlhood

      How We Get Free

      Ain't I a Woman

      The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

      Star Child

      Angela Davis

      Rest Is Resistance

      Unapologetic

      Thick

      View all cards in African American History Month View all cards in Black History Month View all cards in Women's History Month
      Add a comment

      More by Silvia R-D

      Celebrating our National Anthem

      • Adults

      More Than Decoration: Displays for Library Lovers Month

      • Adults
      • Library Services
      • Library Lovers Month

      HCPL Success Story: Dhajanna

      • Adults

      Discover New Posts

      Summer at the Library

      • Adults
      • Kids
      • Teens
      • Tweens
      • Summer

      Space City Weather - THE INTERVIEW

      • Adults

      Xeriscaping Your Landscape

      • Adults
      • Nonfiction
      • Home & Garden
      • How Do I...?

      Add a comment to: Unapologetically Black and Feminist Reads

      We welcome your respectful and on-topic comments and questions in this limited public forum. To find out more, please see Appropriate Use When Posting Content. Community-contributed content represents the views of the user, not those of Harris County Public Library

      Footer Menu

      More Services

      • Author Alerts
      • Catalog & Account Help
      • Suggest a Book
      • Digital Access
      • HCPL Connected
      • Maker
      • Military Library Card
      • Podcast
      • Request a Book Bundle

      FAQs

      • My Account
      • Borrowing
      • Collections
      • Copying & Printing
      • Special Equipment

      Resources

      • Digital Media
      • Reference & Research
      • Business, Finance & Legal
      • Science & Nature
      • Lifelong Learning

      About Us

      • About HCPL
      • Locations & Hours
      • Holiday Closures
      • Blogs
      • Careers
      • Get Involved
      • LibraryForAll

      Contact the Library

      Harris County Public Library
      5749 S Loop E Hwy
      Houston, TX 77033
      (713) 274-6600
      Contact Us

      Contact the Library

      Harris County Public Library
      5749 S Loop E Hwy
      Houston, TX 77033
      (713) 274-6600
      Contact Us
      Support Library , opens a new window
      Terms of Use, opens a new window Privacy Statement, opens a new window Accessibility Statement, opens a new window © 2025 Harris County Public Library

      Powered by BiblioCommons.

      BiblioWeb: webapp07 Version 4.27.0 Last updated 2025/05/27 09:40

      Back to Top