The pioneering anthology Home
Girls features writings
by Black feminist and lesbian activists on topics both provocative
and profound. Since its initial publication in 1983, it has become an
essential text on Black women's lives and writings. This edition
features an updated list of contributor biographies and an all-new
preface that provides a fresh assessment of how Black women's lives
have changed-or not-since the book was first published.
Contributors are Tania Abdulahad,
Donna Allegra, Barbara A. Banks, Becky Birtha, Julie Carter, Cenen,
Cheryl Clarke, Michelle Cliff, Michelle T. Clinton, Willie M.
Coleman, Toi Derricotte, Alexis De Veaux, Jewelle L. Gomez, Akasha
(Gloria) Hull, Patricia Jones, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Raymina Y.
Mays, Deidre McCalla, Chirlane McCray, Pat Parker, Linda C. Powell,
Bernice Johnson Reagon, Spring Redd, Gwendolyn Rogers, Kate Rushin,
Ann Allen Shockley, Barbara Smith, Beverly Smith, Shirley O. Steele,
Luisah Teish, Jameelah Waheed, Alice Walker, and Renita Weems.
