Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets, 14th & V, presents Sherie M. Randolph to discuss her new book Florynce Flo Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical.
An associate professor of history and African-American studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Randolph has written the first full biography of the black feminist Florynce “Flo” Kennedy (1916–2000). Drawing valuable lessons from both the Black Power and white feminist movements, Kennedy empowered black women to act against both sexism and racism. Randolph’s deep research chronicles Kennedy’s upbringing, Columbia Law School experience, and traces her involvement in groups such as the National Organization for Women and the National Black Feminist Organization; her influence remains a factor in today’s progressive movements.
