This article provides a critical reflection on Birmingham Black Sisters’ (BBS) experiences of fighting racism and sexism during the 1980s, having lain dormant for three decades and now attempting to regalvanise, the article explores some of the key tensions they faced and reflects on the possibilities for future activism. The article is based on both individual contributions from BBS members, who loosely maintain contact today, as well as BBS archives (minutes and reflection) and material from a publication of one of the male dominated organisations with which BBS was involved. The views expressed here, however, are the sole responsibility of the authors. We first outline the political context in which BBS was formed in the 1980s, why we came together and what we achieved. We then highlight some of the contradictions this presented, and how these unfolded then, and their impact on us today.

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伯明翰黑人姐妹：努力结束不公正

这篇文章对伯明翰黑人姐妹会 (BBS) 在 1980 年代与种族主义和性别歧视作斗争的经历进行了批判性反思，他们沉寂了三年，现在试图重新振作起来，文章探讨了他们面临的一些关键紧张局势，并反思了未来激进主义的可能性。这篇文章是基于 BBS 成员的个人贡献，他们今天松散地保持联系，以及 BBS 档案（会议记录和反思）和来自 BBS 参与的男性主导组织之一的出版物的材料。然而，此处表达的观点由作者全权负责。我们首先概述了 1980 年代 BBS 成立的政治背景、我们为什么走到一起以及我们取得了什么成就。然后我们强调了这提出的一些矛盾，