2/17/2016

Who is Angela Bowen?




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"THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN is a compelling portrait of an important figure in the evolution of contemporary Black feminist history in the United States." -Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Professor, Women's Studies, Spelman College

This Black History Month, discover an unsung African American hero: Angela Bowen. There is no better time to recognize the untold story of Bowen, a legendary dance teacher, a black lesbian feminist activist organizer, writer and professor. For six decades Bowen has influenced and inspired untold numbers, speaking out as strongly for the Arts, and Black and Women's Rights as she has for LGBT Rights. PASSIONATE PURSUITS is important to anyone who wants to know more about the experiences and complexities of black women's lives and the emergence of Black Feminism. For this month only, THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN will be included in the Black History Month Discount! See below. 

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REFLECTIONS UNHEARD: Black Women in Civil Rights

ALICE WALKER: Beauty In Truth

LIVING THINKERS: An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower

BEAH: A Black Woman Speaks

STANDING ON MY SISTER'S SHOULDERS

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