Ohemaa in indigenous Ghanaian language means Queen Mother. The purpose of our summits, then, is to come together as Queen Mothers to talk about the issues that are specific to us as Women of the African Diaspora. It is necessary for us to have a safe space in which to encourage, nurture, support and empower each other. We come together to share our pain as well as our triumphs, as we build a family and a supportive community of Black women here at Penn State. A long-term goal of these summits is to explore ways to empower women of the African Diaspora within our respective communities to take ownership and authority over our own identity.
Summit Schedule
1. Womanism, Feminism or Neither: Theories of Empowerment for Black Women
2. We’ve Come This Far by Faith?: Black Women and Spirituality
3. Is P---- Power?: Black Women in Hip Hop
4. Domestic Abuse and Other Violations of the Black Female Body
5. From Aunt Jemima to Lil’ Kim: Controlling Images of the Black Woman
6. Don’t Mess With My Man: Tension and Distrust between Black Women
7. “Good and bad hair”: Black Standards of Beauty
8. Baby Mama Drama?: Black Women within the Structure of the Black Family
9. Taking the Message to the Street: Black Women and the Revolution
Sistas, please join us every other Thursday in 106 HUB. Light refreshments served.