Read and Watch AssataShakur “Eye of the Rainbowhttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq1vly_eyes-on-the-rainbow-the-assata-shakur-documentary_lifestyle#.UehlKj_DKIk Say it...

Read and Watch

AssataShakur “Eye of the Rainbowhttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq1vly_eyes-on-the-rainbow-the-assata-shakur-documentary_lifestyle#.UehlKj_DKIk

Say it Loudhttp://www.forharriet.com/2015/05/say-it-loud-9-black-women-in-black.html

Black Panther Angela Davis on theMovementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqsoUujkRak

ElaineBrownhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGNxckardg

Black Women's Manifesto; Double Jeopardy: To Be Black andFemalehttp://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/196.html

The Women Behind Black Lives Matter

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a47842/the-women-behind-blacklivesmatter/

http://inthesetimes.com/article/17551/the_women_behind_blacklivesmatter

Angela Davis on Black Lives Matterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJPpLgt9Os

Assignment—Discussion Questions

After watching the videos and reading the articles, using and citing the texts, describe the qualities that this week’s women have that make them powerful leaders. Do you know of anywomenleaders like this todaywho are willing to face prison and exile for the cause of liberation from oppression?What do you think about the tactics being used in fighting against oppressive laws and government to gain freedom and equality for Black women and Black people past and present?