Inequality has affected us females in many ways. Black feminists are not just trying to fight oppression but actually address the issues that are going on. When we hear the word feminist, we automatically think about women who are going against the unjust and cruel treatment by the dominance of men. According to the article (1997) The Combahee River Collective Statement states “There is a very low value placed upon Black women’s psyches in this society, which is both racist and sexist”. According to the text, “If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.” It caught my attention because we are women that have to deal with many issues and fight to get what we want. Nancy uploaded a picture of what seems like a march and someone holding up a sign saying “Black Woman Matter”. I think this image relates to the idea of breaking down and analyzing the layers of black language and black feminism and where critical thinking started to go against oppression. Black feminism is important because it focuses on Black women’s experiences, comprehending their situation in connection to race, sexism, and class discrimination, as well as other social and political characteristics. The video, Paris Is Burning, tells us that during the ball, many people really seem to fit in together whether you’re a girl or a boy. How they accept everyone can do anything and do anything. They also talked about the roles that changed in the ’70s. I really like the video because I feel like they can have somewhere to go in life. In the video they also talked about many of the parents also don’t seem like they accept their child as gay. It was said in the video “In a ball room you can be anything you want. You’re not really an executive but you look like one and therefore you are showing the straight world I can be an executive, if I had the opportunity I could be one”. Having different sexuality, being a woman or a different type of education makes society question people’s logic and choices. The value of men is different from women, the value of a white woman values more than a Black man, a value of a black man values more than a Black woman. People in the black community are often being bashed for the color of their skin not by white people but by their own race. It would be amazing to see that change happen, I still see both genders facing inequality between each other and it’s probably because of a tradition it is.