
Charmaine Lang (she/they/sista docta) is a Black queer woman from South Central Los Angeles who now resides in North Carolina. All of Charmaine’s work is grounded in Black Feminist Praxis. She has been part of the reproductive and racial justice movement for over a decade as an organizer, writer, and facilitator. As a scholar, Charmaine has presented on Black women’s well-being and organizing traditions. Her scholarship contributes new perspectives on history and the connections between gender, health, and race, using Black Feminism to explore the intimate lives of Black women.

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