Clenora Hudson-Weems
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Clenora Hudson-Weems is an African American author and academic who is currently a Professor of English at the University of Missouri
. She coined the term "Africana womanism
" in the late 1980s.
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. She coined the term "Africana womanism
Africana womanism
"Africana Womanism" is a termed coined in the late 1980s by Clenora Hudson-Weems intended as an ideology applicable to all women of African descent. It is grounded in African culture and Afrocentrism and focuses on the experiences, struggles, needs, and desires of Africana women of the African...
" in the late 1980s.