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The article discusses the Black Arts and Feminist Art Movements in the United States under various dimensions. The supporters of these black power and the Feminist Movements in the 1960s and the 1970s tried to create a world where they would be safe and influential. However, these participants tried various ways to pursue their goals. The activists of both these movements considered that their goal was to defeat their opponents such as the Black power activists tried to overpower the "White supremacy," and the feminist activists aimed to overthrow the "Male supremacy." These two movements shared some similarities during their struggle including their traits, strategies and goals. According to activist and writer Audre Lorde, there is a pretense to homogeneity of experience covered by the word sisterhood, which in fact does not exist.

Examines the Afro-American visual arts which involve the people, land and culture of the South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands. Relationships between art, anthropology and history; Metanarratives of loss and invention; Participation of female cultural workers in the search for cultural origins and legacies; Project by Martha Jackson-Jarvis that goes looking for a usable past along the southeastern coast.

Focuses on a Saginaw River Valley, Michigan-based high school teacher's thoughts on science education. Percentage of passing students each semester; Teacher's involvement in the Saginaw Bay Writing Project; Enhancement of teachers' ability to incorporate writing into all areas of teaching; Utilization of multigenre lesson opportunities.