Live Oral History with Demita Frazier: A Radical Legacy in Conversation

Join Demita Frazier, a founding member of the groundbreaking Combahee River Collective and recipient of the 2024 HistoryMaker Award, for an exclusive live oral history collection. In this intimate conversation, facilitated by C. Shawn McGuffey of The History Project’s board, explore the untold stories and powerful insights that helped shape the course of Black feminist thought and activism.

This is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the architects of intersectional feminism, as Demita reflects on over 40 years of leadership, activism, and community building. As a co-author of the historic Combahee River Collective Statement, she helped lay the foundation for the global Black feminist movement we see today.

Don’t miss this chance to delve into the legacy of one of the most influential figures in Black feminism, with a discussion that promises to inspire and challenge.

RSVP now to secure your spot for this unforgettable event!

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Demita Frazier, J.D., has more than 40 years’ experience as a radical thought leader, educator, organizer and activist, as a Black feminist theorist and community builder. She is a co-founder of the Black radical feminist Combahee River Collective, and a co-author of the Combahee River Collective Statement, considered a ground-breaking Black feminist treatise that introduced the innovative analytical concept of intersectionality and has, since its publication in 1977, laid the foundation for the emergence and development of global Black feminist movements. She is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, and has subsequently worked as a lecturer and educator on issues of cultural competence in the professional spheres of law, medicine, environmental advocacy, and other fields. Frazier has lectured widely on Black intersectional feminism, in numerous settings, nationally and internationally.

Perspective Photo: Craig Bailey

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C. Shawn McGuffey, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and past Director of African & African Diaspora Studies at Boston College. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. McGuffey’s professional work primarily highlights how race, gender, sexuality and social class both constrain and create the choices survivors pursue in the aftermath of trauma in the U.S. and throughout the African Diaspora.