Attending the informal talk with Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Paul Gidding's "A Conversation about Black Feminisms" was very interesting and thought provoking. Sheftall and Gidding’s had a conversation with each other to start off the discussion before taking questions from the students Sheftall was the discussion leader within the talking in asking Gidding’s about her new book IDA: A Sword Among Lions. This book is about Ida B. Wells and her contributions to the feminist movement and how her childhood played a huge role in her life.
I really enjoyed when both of these women had a chance to speak since Gidding’s was doing a huge chunk of the talking about her book previous to the discussion. My favorite part of the night was when Sheftall expressed how much of an activist she really is by talking about how she balances the life of an activist to her academic side. She stated that she has and will in the future put her job on the line if necessary so that she can stay true to her activist self. It is phenomenal that she can go to that extent just to make sure she keeps her two selves equal.
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