Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. Chapter One “Revolution Is Not a One-Time Event” 11
5. Chapter Two “An Association of Black Women Who Are Writers/Poets/Artists” 43
6. Chapter Three “To Move the Needle in Black Women’s Lives” 74
7. Chapter Four “A Community of Writers Even if They Only Slap Five Once a Month” 105
8. Chapter Five “A Regular Profusion of Certain / Unidentified Roses” 129
9. Chapter Six “The Function of Freedom Is to Free Somebody Else” 146
10. Chapter Seven “Making Use of Being Used” 172
11. CONCLUSION 205
12. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 215
13. PERMISSIONS 219
14. APPENDIX 1. MEMBERS OF THE SISTERHOOD 221
15. APPENDIX 2. MEETINGS OF THE SISTERHOOD 229
16. NOTES 231
17. INDEX 269