The Brixton Black Women's Group (BWG) was an organisation for Black women in Brixton. One of the first Black women's groups in the UK, the BWG existed from 1973 to 1985. A socialist feminist group,[1] it aimed to raise consciousness and organise around issues specifically affecting Black women.[2]

Foundation

Several of the group's founding members, such as Beverley Bryan, Olive Morris and Liz Obi, had previously been active in the British Black Panthers.[3] BWG was formed partly from frustrations that although there was a women's caucus, the Panthers were not taking women's issues seriously.[4]

For its first two years, the group lacked dedicated meeting space and met in members' homes.[2] Later, together with the Mary Seacole Craft Group, the BWG established the Mary Seacole House, renamed the Black Women's Centre in 1979.[1]

Publications

The BWG also published a newsletter, Speak Out.[1][5][4][6]

Notable members

References

  1. 1 2 3 Scafe, Suzanne (2002). "Brixton Black Women's Group". In Donnell, Alison (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-134-70025-7.
  2. 1 2 Bogle, Marlene T. (Spring 1988). "Brixton Black Women's Centre: Organizing on Child Sexual Abuse". Feminist Review. 28: 132–35. doi:10.1057/fr.1988.12. S2CID 143014909.
  3. ↑ Agyepong, Heather (10 March 2016). "The Forgotten Story of the Women Behind the British Black Panthers". The Debrief. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Tobi (24 October 2023). "'It was amazing to find sisters': Brixton Black Women's Group on their revolutionary newsletter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Speak Out Pamphlet - Black Women's Group Brixton". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Brixton Black Women's Group (2023). Speak Out!:The Brixton Black Women's Group. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1804291979.
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