Pearl Sherrod

Pearl T. Sherrod (1896 – year of death unknown), born Pearl T. Barnett, was an African American activist known for her advocacy for Black and Asian solidarity during the 1930s. Her involvement in Detroit-based organizations such as Nation of Islam (NOI) and The Development of our Own (TDOO) shaped her interest in promoting Black internationalist feminism through social justice work. She served as a leader of TDOO and was a journalist for the Detroit Tribune, advocating for civil rights, challenging racial inequality, and providing a voice for marginalized communities. Sherrod's landmark address at the 1937 Pan-Pacific Women’s Association conference highlighted racial violence in the United States and called for global Afro-Asian alliances against oppression.