Abstract
2017 was a monumental year for Black women in America due to two important events: First Lady Michelle Obama left the white House, and it was the 40th anniversary of the Combahee River Collective Statement .
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Harris, D. (2019). Introduction: The Departure of Michelle Obama from the White House and the Need for Black Feminism. In: Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95456-1_1
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