Events › Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism

Join us at the Dayton Metro Library for a powerful and insightful night to remember featuring Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) for our Social Justice Speaker Series. 

They will discuss the brilliant legacy of Black women. Jackson is a queer, androgynous Black woman, lover of all Black people, organizer, and Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in the Department of Political Science. Jackson’s research is in Black Politics with a focus on Black Feminist movements, racial threat, gender and sexuality, policing, and political behavior. They have written peer-reviewed articles at Public Culture, Politics, Groups, and Identities, and the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. Jackson is the author of BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US (Penguin Random House), a detailed analysis of the Black women scholars, activists, and social movements organizers whose radical and path-breaking work has shaped today’s political environment.

Jackson’s forthcoming academic book POLICING BLACKNESS (University of Chicago Press, expected 2025) investigates the role of racial threat in influencing Black Americans’ political behavior. Specifically, they show how racial trauma has deeply shaped Black Americans’ daily experiences living under the carceral state. And, how those experiences affect Black Americans differently based on their gender, sexuality, ability, and other personal attributes.

Jackson received their doctoral degree from the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where they also received a graduate certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Jackson teaches courses on Gender and Politics, Black Feminism, Black Politics, and the Politics of Racial Threat.

This program aligns with Shirley Chisholm becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress in November 1968.

JOINING THE VIRTUAL EVENT

Webinar topic: Social Justice Speaker Series: Jenn M. Jackson

Date and time: Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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