About Beverly Smith
Beverly Smith is a Black feminist health advocate, writer, academic, theorist and activist. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the twin sister of writer, publisher, activist and academic Barbara Smith. Beverly Smith is an instructor of Women's Health at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Smith first lived in a two-bedroom house with her sister, mother, grandmother, and great-aunt. Growing up, her mother worked as a supermarket clerk, and Smith's grandmother became the twins primary caretaker. Smith became politically active when she was in high school and was involved in Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). After graduating high school, Smith became more involved with CORE with her sister and the two of them participated in canvassing.
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