Afro-Feminist: solidarity and anti-racism in lyrics by Barbara Abbey Rexach

When Barbara Abbey Rexach was a child, she had no books written by black women in her home. Actually, she barely had books for lack of money. At school, the situation was no different. “At school... I don’t remember reading a book that was from a black character beyond comics and things that were well pejorative and dehumanizing,” the Puerto Rican, black anthropologist and Afro-feminist leader told. But that reality is changing and she—columnist…