In a Time of Backlash, the Combahee River Collective Still Shows the Way
Ms. Magazine | 28.03.2026 01:00
The trailblazing and spirited twins Barbara and Beverly Smith are living and breathing monuments to intersectional feminism and progressive politics. We have so much to learn from them. Approaching octogenarian status, these radical Black feminist sisters are most well known for their pioneering role in co-creating The Combahee River Collective, as well for their unrelenting organizing for human rights as it relates to race, class, sexuality and gender over many decades.
