Introduction: Noz Vez, Noz Voz (Our Time, Our Voices)
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim and Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Part I: Artistas…Artists
Chapter 1: I Write, Therefore I Am, from a Gendered Perspective
Vera Duarte
Chapter 2: Kriolas di Muzika: Not Just for Men Anymore
Candida Rose
Part II: Exploring Community
Chapter 3: On Field Work And Family
Gina Sánchez Gibau
Chapter 4: The Cabo Verdean Women’s Project: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence
Dawna Thomas
Part III: Policies and Politics
Chapter 5: The Effects of The Closed List On Representation By Gender, Political Participation And Civil Society In Cape Verde’s Democratic Regime
Roselma Évora
Chapter 6: Public Policies And Gender Equality In Cabo Verde: From The Study On The Use Of Time To The National Care System
Clementina Furtado
Chapter 7: Democracy and Social Inclusion: State-Society Relations in Cabo Verde
Aleida Mendes Borges
Part IV: Poesias…Poetry
Chapter 8: Let
Shauna Barbosa
Chapter 9: A Kriola’s Work Through Poetry
Iva Brito
Chapter 10: Poderoza
Rosilda Alves DePina James, Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim, and Stephanie Miranda Andrade
Part V: Identidadi…Identity
Chapter 11: Where Blackness and Cape Verdeanness Intersect: Reflections on a Monoracial and Multiethnic Reality in the United States
Callie Watkins Liu
Chapter 12: The Experience of One in The Many: LGBTQI+ History of Cape Verde
Idalina Pina
Part VI: Transforming Culture into Practice
Chapter 13: Family History and Genealogy: The Benefits for the Listener, the Storyteller and the Community
Anna Lima
Chapter 14: Occupational Ancestry
Ayana Pilgrim-Brown
Chapter 15: Cooking as a Ritual
Elizabette Andrade
Part VII: Poderoza Reflections
Chapter 16: Poderozas: Lifting as We Climb
Jess Évora
Chapter 17: Poderoza Magic: Thoughts from the Audience
Stephanie Miranda Andrade
Chapter 18: Sabura: Reflections and Intentions
Ivette Centeio Monteiro
Chapter 19: She Too, Dreams
Edna DaCosta
Part VIII: Consedju…Advice/Wisdom
Chapter 20: Zau Eh D’Pove: An Oral History Of Isaura Tavares Gomes
Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Chapter 21: A Letter to Inez Santos Fernandes
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim