Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world. Angela Davis californiacampuscommunity share on social
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism. Angela Davis affiliationamericanbind share on social
Yes, I think it's really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement. Angela Davis acknowledgeassassinationcivil share on social
I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons. Angela Davis abolishfunctionprison Change image and share on social
Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.' Angela Davis graspmeanradical Change image and share on social
And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can't necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation. Angela Davis blackclassdevelop share on social
My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom. Angela Davis accidentallycountrydemand share on social
First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons. Angela Davis prisonridsimply Change image and share on social
I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers. Angela Davis individualleadershippower Change image and share on social
When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to. Angela Davis bushdemocracyrefer Change image and share on social