Angela Y. Davis is a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, including┬аWomen, Race, and Class┬аand┬аAre Prisons Obsolete?┬аShe is the subject of the acclaimed documentary┬аFree Angela and All Political Prisoners┬аand is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.