Hidden Histories by Monique Moultrie - 9781478016472

Name: Hidden Histories by Monique Moultrie - 9781478016472
Brand: Duke University Press

Duke University Press

Hidden HistoriesFaith and Black Lesbian Leadership\nAuthor(s): Monique Moultrie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9781478016472, 978-1478016472\nSynopsis\nIn Hidden Histories, Monique Moultrie collects oral histories of Black lesbian religious leaders in the United States to show how their authenticity, social justice awareness, spirituality, and collaborative leadership make them models of womanist ethical leadership. By examining their life histories, Moultrie frames queer storytelling as an ethical act of resistance to the racism, sexism, and heterosexism these women experience. She outlines these womens collaborative, intergenerational, and leadership styles, and their concerns for the greater good and holistic well-being of humanity and the earth. She also demonstrates how their ethos of social justice activism extends beyond LGBTQ and racialized communities and provides other models of religious and comm.