What About Your Friends?: Black Feminism & Informal Networks feat Sharon Harley

Send us Fan MailWe trace how Black feminist networks form, sustain, and transform lives, from a painful academic slight to a thriving community rooted in mentorship, writing, and everyday care. Prof. Sharon Harley (University of Maryland) joins us to unpack bias, honor invisible labor, and share a living philosophy of mentoring across generations.• black feminist networks as infrastructure for survival and joy• the hidden curriculum and practical mentoring that meets basic needs• bias in the academy and how community counters it• allies within and beyond Black studies strengthening the web• writing as resistance, archive, and liberation• re-centering women builders like Nannie Helen Burroughs• soundtracks that score struggle, study, and celebrationGo here for the Smart Girl experience:https://www.smartgirlbook.com/