Msmagazine iconMsmagazineSep 15, 2026 ~1 min source read

Honoring Gloria Steinem’s Legacy and the Black Feminists Who Shaped It

Those women continued the struggle during Steinem's lifetime, and they will continue it after her death. I did not know Gloria well, but well enough to ask my African ancestors to welcome her soul as a kindred spirit.

Honoring Gloria Steinem’s Legacy and the Black Feminists Who Shaped It

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Those women continued the struggle during Steinem's lifetime, and they will continue it after her death.

I did not know Gloria well, but well enough to ask my African ancestors to welcome her soul as a kindred spirit.

Gloria Steinem was a person with integrity who used her celebrity to promote feminism and women's issues—keeping them front in the public's mind through appearances on talk shows, speaking engagements, her...

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Those women continued the struggle during Steinem's lifetime, and they will continue it after her death. I did not know Gloria well, but well enough to ask my African ancestors to welcome her soul as a kindred spirit.

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