Before this interview, i can honestly say that i have never heard of Beverly Guy-Sheftall a day in my life and this is upsetting to me as a young African-American man. I have always wondered if there was a voice to the black women alone in feminism and here she is. Quite frankly i personally felt the only big influence on black feminism was Nikki Giovanni I'm not forgetting about the White, Asian, Indian or any other group of women from another race but i feel that there should be a voice for each race though feminism is a issue for all women. Each individual culture or discourse community needs to be extinguished alone before adding in others to create a bigger solution. Like Guy-Shelftall said, black feminism is something that is needed not only for the black community but also black culture. How many times do we all hear the term "Baby Mama Drama" and instantly think of a black women? Single parents, mostly mothers are a feminist issue first and a community issue second and then a build up to greater things.
Though it should be on wanting to create a better future for man kind alone, it sometimes has to get racial in order to get the amount of help that is needed in some situations. There was a part in the article where Sheftall referred to For Colored Girls, a book that Tyler Perry recently released as a movie that is currently still in theaters. I will never forget how a bunch of African-American men on facebook said in there statuses and still some to this day on how much they have a great respect for black women and appreciate all women. Now I'm not saying that a male feminist population is vastly building, but everything starts with awareness and hopefully the movie did reach as many as it claims.
Guy-Sheftall also stated that we should each ask ourselves, "What kind of life do i want to live?" because that constitutes our liberation, by defining our life for our self. I know that i want to live a prosperous one where there is respect for every living thing. I don't plan on asking for everything to be liked or loved and no prejudice because its impossible. Not because i feel the people can't do it, but simply because opinions is what makes each and every living thing unique.
So the question the question of the night, What kind of life do i want to live for?
Tyrone Brown
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