Introduction to the First Edition: Black Feminist Sociology Is the Past, Present, and Future of Sociology. Period.

Black Feminist Sociology: Perspectives and Praxis is a project we needed for ourselves. The initial ideas for this book took shape on a humid August evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during a carpool to the famed South restaurant. Empty warehouses and street murals on storefronts started to dot the street amidst tall brick buildings. Looking across to the stated address, the passengers were skeptical of the GPS’ insistence they had arrived at their dinner location. A placard pointed to the entrance around the corner. A tiny one-way street with cars backed up. Jazz music wafting in from the side dining room mixed with laughter and the clink of glasses.