A Bridge Called My Back
Morgana’s preface to A Bridge Called My Back is personal to me as just this year I have defined myself as a woman of color. I am a diverse mix of African-American, French, and Hispanic descent. Most of my ancestry came to American as non-speaking English. My upbringing shared a large, colorful mixture of environment and cultural practice that I am blessed to experience. Thus, I have an open mind to accept all races and ethnicities. However, after reading the preface, I was unaware the context and meaning of woman of color compared to US women and abroad. Women over color in the preface (introduction) A Bridge Called My Back means so much more than I ever imagined.
The woman of color is contrary to the privileged white feminist movement. The United States concept of color began as “Japanese, Filipino, American, Chicana/Latina, Native American, and African American cultures” (Morgana XVI). However, the United States concept of color extended to include “Asia throughout global south indigenous North America” (Morgana XVI). The United States women of color are coming to the last twentieth century to “represent social conscious of identity, race, class, …show more content…
The women of color women's movement are like the women's movement. However, the women of color movement is a liberation movement for men of color as well. “Women of color served as a gateway and knowledge builders or silent oppression” (Morgana XXI). Above all the message of the thirty-five-year-old document is to act of a living testimony of women of color. Thus, the story awakens an archive of cross culture, color, and class to share a story with the nation. Furthermore, the literature is intended to progress through all generations to help others grow cognitively around the world to inspire empowerment, enlightenment, and
The woman of color is contrary to the privileged white feminist movement. The United States concept of color began as “Japanese, Filipino, American, Chicana/Latina, Native American, and African American cultures” (Morgana XVI). However, the United States concept of color extended to include “Asia throughout global south indigenous North America” (Morgana XVI). The United States women of color are coming to the last twentieth century to “represent social conscious of identity, race, class, …show more content…
The women of color women's movement are like the women's movement. However, the women of color movement is a liberation movement for men of color as well. “Women of color served as a gateway and knowledge builders or silent oppression” (Morgana XXI). Above all the message of the thirty-five-year-old document is to act of a living testimony of women of color. Thus, the story awakens an archive of cross culture, color, and class to share a story with the nation. Furthermore, the literature is intended to progress through all generations to help others grow cognitively around the world to inspire empowerment, enlightenment, and