African Americans are an oppressed people although strides have been made this is still a fact even today. Moreover, women are oppressed simply because they are not looked at or viewed equally you add being a black woman to that and it is equivalent to the saying “bottom of the totem pole”   I believe with the quote ““We might use our position at the bottom to make a clear leap into revolutionary action.  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”, she is basically saying if the choice is made to ban together no matter the differences in the issues we find most important- there can be a victory for all in that union, because there is then a chance to attack many different issues. Which could lead to dismantling Multiple different types of oppression attacking the system as a whole is the best choice rather than an individualistic approach allowing the movement to make some real progressive moves.

            I think Combahee is saying “Identity Politics” are issues that we personally identify with and not necessarily the ones of the world which makes the ones outside of personal irrelevant because that is not what we have personally struggled with. I see this in “Paris is Burning”  when they do the ballroom runway there is a sense of importance because they are essentially embodying a role that society would not allow them to peacefully have outside of their community and outside of the ballroom however, that is what they yearn for and feel they can achieve and deserve. Race and gender play a major role in capitalism because there is profit in keeping certain dynamics the same such as the incarceration systems, medications and etc. systems such as these are largely minority based the private investors and owners make their money off of keeping these types of systems in place.