"The eighteen essays in "Theorizing Black Feminisms push the boundaries of Black women''s social theory. Overall, this interdisciplinary anthology emphasizes the necessity of linking caring, theoretical vision with informed, practical struggle. . . . "Theorizing Black "Feminisms'' essays demonstrate that Black women''s lives are not defined by the narrow confines of race, class and gender oppression. Never losing sight of the dignity of everyday struggle ... many Black women manage to theorize about a better society. . . . As the many perspectives presented in "Theorizing Black Feminisms illustrate, arriving at some predetermined destination is less important than struggling for some ethical end; and dignity is achieved in struggling for something worthwhile."
-Patricia Hill Collins, author of "Black Feminist Thought
"Black people have long been silent on the subject of sexuality, at least partly because white society has stereotyped black women as promiscuous and black men as oversexed. But today, scholars like Andrea Benton Rushing, a professor of English at Amherst College, are drwaing on searing personal experiences to open up discussion."
-Karen J. Winkler, "The Chronicle of Higher Education