Pamela Merritt
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AngryBlackBitch.com
Pamela Merritt (Shark-Fu) blogs at AngryBlackBitch.com, where she has developed a blog that offers opinion pieces from a black feminist perspective. Merritt is a staff writer for RH RealityCheck.org and a contributor to Feministng.com. Merritt’s writing has been published in the Chicago Sun-Times, The Guardian UK, and Salon.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
Wolves in Sheeps' Clothing: Sexual Health as Wedge Issues in Communities of Color and Among Young People
The Far Right has long used reproductive health and rights issues as wedges targeting communities of color and young people. Cloaked in language of feminism, civil rights and human rights, these attacks intend to weaken support among people of color for progressive policies. Panelists will share examples of how this strategy is playing out across the country, and what activists are doing to fight back.
Speakers: Pamela Merritt, Aimee Thorne-Thomsen, Miriam Yeung