I’m a Senior at Georgetown University, majoring in Government and minoring in African American Studies and Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs. For my Senior Blog Post, I wanted to focus on the lecture “Black Feminism and Black Love” hosted by Rachel Cargle. In her talk, Rachel Cargle discussed the strategies and challenges associated with engaging a wider community in intersectional, POC (or People of Color)-centric feminism, and how to create and cultivate self-love in the process. As I reflected on the significance of the talk, I thought of the various Black women, activists or otherwise, who have influenced my own understanding of Black Feminism. This is why I have included an image of Audre Lorde, with the quote: “Women are powerful and dangerous.” However, though Rachel’s talk centered on self-love, which is important, I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about the love we give to others, especially in a time as politically and socially divisive as now. As a result, I wanted a portion of my blog post to focus on the love we give to others, and the love that we may or may not receive in return. In doing so, I chose the poem Habits by Nikki Giovanni.
