Angela Davis

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We are facing a common enemy and that enemy is Yankee Imperialism, which is killing us both here and abroad. Now I think anyone who would try to separate those struggles, anyone who would say that in order to consolidate an anti-war movement, we have to leave all of these other outlying issues out of the picture, is playing right into the hands of the enemy. [100]

She has continued lecturing throughout her career, including at numerous universities. [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107]

In 2001, she publicly spoke against the war on terror following the 9/11 attacks, continued to criticize the prison–industrial complex, and discussed the broken immigration system. [108] She said that to solve social justice issues, people must "hone their critical skills, develop them and implement them." Later, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she declared that the "horrendous situation in New Orleans" was due to the country's structural racism, capitalism, and imperialism. [109]

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Davis at the University of Alberta in 2006

Davis opposed the 1995 Million Man March, arguing that the exclusion of women from this event promoted male chauvinism. She said that Louis Farrakhan and other organizers appeared to prefer that women take subordinate roles in society. Together with Kimberlé Crenshaw and others, she formed the African American Agenda 2000, an alliance of black feminists. [110]

Davis has continued to oppose the death penalty. In 2003, she lectured at Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts women's college in Decatur, Georgia, on prison reform, minority issues, and the ills of the criminal justice system. [111] On October 31, 2011, Davis spoke at the Philadelphia and Washington Square Occupy Wall Street assemblies. Due to restrictions on electronic amplification, her words were human microphoned. [112] [113] In 2012, Davis was awarded the 2011 Blue Planet Award, an award given for contributions to humanity and the planet. [114]

At the 27th Empowering Women of Color Conference in 2012, Davis said she was a vegan. [115] She has called for the release of Rasmea Odeh, associate director at the Arab American Action Network, who was convicted of immigration fraud in relation to her hiding of a previous murder conviction. [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121]

Davis supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. [122]

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Davis in 2019

Davis was an honorary co-chair of the January 21, 2017, Women's March on Washington, which occurred the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration. The organizers' decision to make her a speaker was criticized from the right by Humberto Fontova [123] and the National Review . [124] Libertarian journalist Cathy Young wrote that Davis's "long record of support for political violence in the United States and the worst of human rights abusers abroad" undermined the march. [125]

On October 16, 2018, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, presented Davis with an honorary degree during the inaugural Viola Desmond Legacy Lecture, as part of the institution's bicentennial celebration year. [126]

On January 7, 2019, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) rescinded Davis's Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, saying she "does not meet all of the criteria". Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and others cited criticism of Davis's vocal support for Palestinian rights and the movement to boycott Israel. [127] [128] Davis said her loss of the award was "not primarily an attack against me but rather against the very spirit of the indivisibility of justice." [129] On January 25, the BCRI reversed its decision and issued a public apology, stating that there should have been more public consultation. [130] [131]

In November 2019, along with other public figures, Davis signed a letter supporting Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn describing him as "a beacon of hope in the struggle against emergent far-right nationalism, xenophobia, and racism in much of the democratic world", and endorsed him in the 2019 UK general election. [132]

On January 20, 2020, Davis gave the Memorial Keynote Address at the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium. [133]

Davis was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. [134]

In recent years, Davis' work has reflected her concern over the incarceration of poverty-stricken and marginalized groups. [135] In line with this, in December 2020, it was reported that Davis entered into a collaboration with Renowned LA fashion label to create clothing inspired by black activists called “Heroes of Blackness,” where a beneficiary of the fashion line is Underground Grit, a prison reform group. [136]

Personal life

From 1980 to 1983, Davis was married to Hilton Braithwaite. [1] [2] In 1997, she came out as a lesbian in an interview with Out magazine. [137] By 2020, Davis was living with her partner, the academic Gina Dent, [138] a fellow humanities scholar and intersectional feminist researcher at UC Santa Cruz. [139] Together, they have advocated for the abolition of police and prisons, [140] and for black liberation and Palestinian solidarity. [141]

In a 2023 episode of the PBS series Finding Your Roots , Henry Louis Gates revealed to Davis that she is a descendant of William Brewster, a passenger on the Mayflower . [142] Another ancestor revealed in the episode was Alabama politician John A. Darden, who is Davis's grandfather. [143] [144] In another episode titled Secret Lives it is revealed that Davis is related to Niecy Nash. [145]

Representation in other media

References in other venues

On January 28, 1972, Garrett Brock Trapnell hijacked TWA Flight 2. One of his demands was Davis's release. [154]

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U2's concert in Soldier Field, Chicago, 2017

In Renato Guttuso's painting The Funerals of Togliatti (1972), [155] Davis is depicted, among other figures of communism, in the left framework, near the author's self-portrait, Elio Vittorini, and Jean-Paul Sartre. [156]

In 1971, black playwright Elvie Moore wrote the play Angela is Happening, depicting Davis on trial with figures such as Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and H. Rap Brown as eyewitnesses proclaiming her innocence. [157] The play was performed at the Inner City Cultural Center and at UCLA, with Pat Ballard as Davis. The documentary Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (1972) was directed by UCLA Film School student Yolande du Luart. [157] [158] It follows Davis from 1969 to 1970, documenting her dismissal from UCLA. The film wrapped shooting before the Marin County incident. [158]

In the movie Network (1976), Marlene Warfield's character Laureen Hobbs appears to be modeled on Davis. [159]

Also in 2018, a cotton T-shirt with Davis's face on it was featured in Prada's 2018 collection. [160]

A mural featuring Davis was painted by Italian street artist Jorit Agoch in the Scampia neighborhood of Naples in 2019. [161]

Ms. Davis by Amazing Améziane and Sybille Titeux de la Croix is a graphic biography focusing on Davis's early years and trial. It was published in French in 2020 and in English in 2023. [162]

The Angela Davis mural, painted by San Jose artist Ian S. Young, was unveiled at the African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) in San Jose, CA, on March 18, 2022. Angela Davis participated in the unveiling (Milan Balinton). [163]

Books written

Interviews and appearances

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See also

References

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Angela Davis
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Davis in 1974
Born
Angela Yvonne Davis

(1944-01-26) January 26, 1944 (age 81)
Occupations
  • Activist
  • scholar
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Other political
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Spouse
Hilton Braithwaite
(m. 1980;div. 1983)
[1] [2]
Partner Gina Dent
Relatives Eisa Davis (niece)
Awards Lenin Peace Prize
Education
Education
Doctoral advisor Herbert Marcuse
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party USA vice presidential candidate
1980 (lost), 1984 (lost)
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