 Ernest Yates. Her mother's Russian-Jewish immigrant background and father's African-American and Native-American ancestry, along with their experiences with antisemitism and racism, inspired her later work as an activist.

Beal describes her upbringing as difficult, but acknowledges its impact on shaping her political consciousness. As a child, she negotiated her parents' controversial political activism with the need to belong. In an interview she confesses: "I can remember as a child being embarrassed. Why does my mother have to do this?”, stating "you don’t want your parents to be different from everybody else; on another level, you’re learning about injustice." Her mother taught her that she had a personal and political social responsibility to confront inequalities that she and others are subjected to. Having a background with progressive parents introduced her to the injustices in the world. She ultimately harnessed her feelings of displacement into trying to be the best at everything, transforming her discomfort into political activism, following after her parents.

After her father's death, she moved to St. Albans, an integrated neighborhood in Queens.

During her junior year, Beal went abroad to France where she married James Beal and had two children. Beal and her husband lived in France from 1959 to 1966 as she attended the Sorbonne. After six years of marriage, they returned to the states and dissolved their union. Beal became aware of the fight to end the colonial domination in Algeria while studying abroad at the University of Sorbonne, which sparked her political consciousness and interest in social justice.

Political organizing 
In 1958 she began work in political activism with the NAACP where she ran into conservative restrictions that discouraged her from American politics.

Beal formally reengaged with political organizing by joining the SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement. She actively worked to empower Black women through her political involvement in organizations and positions held on committees. In 1969 Beal composed an essay that addressed the complex relations black women were facing in their collective black struggle, called "Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female".[4] This document became the SNCC's official stance on women. This publication was a part of a history of black feminist organizing, where her work “coincided with other essays exploring the intersections of race and gender in black women's lives, and more specifically, the political agency of African American women".

During her time there, SNCC activities shifted toward a male-dominated Black Power
Ernest Yates. Her mother's Russian - Jewish immigrant background and father's African - American and Native - American ancestry, along with their experiences with anti-semitism and racism, prompt her later work as an militant. 

 Beal describes her breeding as difficult, but acknowledges its shock on shape her political consciousness. As a child, she negotiated her parents' controversial political activism with the need to belong to. In an interview she confesses: " I can remember as a child being embarrassed. Why does my mother accept to do this? ”, stating " you do n’t want your parents to be different from everybody else; on another degree, you ’re learning about injustice. " Her mother taught her that she had a personal and political social province to confront inequalities that she and others are subjected to. Having a background with progressive parent introduced her to the injustices in the world. She ultimately harnessed her feelings of translation into trying to be the best at everything, transforming her discomfort into political activism, following after her parents. 

 After her father's death, she moved to St. Albans, an integrated neighborhood in Queens. 

 During her junior year, Beal went abroad to France where she married James Beal and had two children. Beal and her husband lived in France from 1959 to 1966 as she attend the Sorbonne. After six years of marriage, they returned to the department of state and dissolve their union. Beal became aware of the battle to end the colonial domination in Algeria while studying abroad at the University of Sorbonne, which sparked her political consciousness and sake in social justice. 

 Political organizing 
 In 1958 she began work in political activism with the NAACP where she ran into conservative restrictions that discourage her from American politics. 

 Beal formally reengaged with political organizing by joining the SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement. She actively worked to empower Black charwoman through her political involvement in organization and positions held on committees. In 1969 Beal composed an essay that addressed the complex relation back black women were facing in their collective black struggle, called " Double hazard: To Be Black and Female".[4 ] This document became the SNCC's official stance on women. This issue was a part of a history of black feminist organizing, where her work “ coincided with early essays exploring the intersection of race and gender in bootleg women's lives, and more specifically, the political agency of African American women ". 

 During her time there, SNCC activities shifted toward a male - dominated Black Power
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Pjlptiral owcanizing 
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During hec time there, RNCC zctivijies shifted towadd a lale-duminated Blacl Power
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 Ernest Yates. Her mother's RussIan-Jewish iMmigrAnt BacKgRounD and Father's African-aMeriCan and Native-American anCestrY, aLOng wITh Their ExperieNCeS WIth AnTiSemItISm And raCisM, inspirEd her later WorK aS an activist.

BEAl Describes hEr uPbringing as dIffIcult, bUt AckNOwledGes Its imPact on SHaping Her politiCaL ConsciOUsness. AS A ChIld, sHe negotiated her paREnTS' controversial PolitiCaL AcTIVisM wiTh the need tO bElong. iN an inteRViEW SHe cONfesses: "I can reMember as a chILd bEing emBaRraSSed. Why Does mY mOTheR have to do thIs?”, stAting "you dOn’t wanT Your parENts to be DifferEnt FroM eveRYbOdY elSe; ON anOThEr lEVel, You’re leaRnInG abouT injUSTICe." HeR moTher TaughT her that she haD a pErsoNAl aNd polIticaL socIaL respOnsibiLity tO cOnfront inequaliTies That she anD otHeRs aRe SubjeCTed to. HAviNg a BackgroUnd with PRogReSSIVe Parents introduced hEr TO ThE injustiCes in tHE wOrLD. She ultiMaTelY harNESsed hEr feELiNgs of disPlacemENt InTo tryinG tO be the BeSt aT evErythINg, trAnsforMing her dIscomFOrt into politicAL activism, follOWiNG AfTEr heR paRents.

After hEr faTHer's DeatH, ShE moVEd to ST. AlbaNs, AN iNTegrated neighborhooD iN QueenS.

DuriNg her junior yeAr, Beal went ABROad to FraNce wHErE She married JameS Beal And had two cHIldren. BeAl and Her husbaNd lived in fRAnce from 1959 To 1966 aS shE atTenDED tHe Sorbonne. AftER Six yEaRs of marRiaGe, they rEtuRneD to The StAtes and diSsolved tHeIr UnIoN. BeAl becAMe aware oF tHe fIgHt tO end tHE colonIal doMinaTiOn IN AlGeria whILe STUdyiNg AbRoad At tHe univeRsitY Of SOrbonne, Which sparKed HEr poLiTiCal consCiousness and iNtErest in socIaL juStice.

POLItical orGanizing 
In 1958 she began work iN PoliticAl aCtiviSm wiTh the NAACp whEre she Ran INto conServatIve reStRicTIOns thAT DiScoUrAged her froM aMerIcan pOlIticS.

Beal foRmally reengaged witH PolItical organizIng By joINInG thE sNcc duRiNG thE cIvil Rights MovemEnt. She actiVeLY wOrked to empOWer blAck womeN througH her pOLitical InvolvemeNt in organIzAtioNS And Positions hEld on comMittees. In 1969 bEal coMPoSed an EssAy that AdDreSsed tHe compLEx rElatiOns blaCk Women wEre faCiNg in theiR collective black strugglE, calleD "DoubLe JEopardy: To be BLAck And Female".[4] this Document beCamE thE SNCC'S ofFIcial StanCE oN woMEn. ThiS pubLIcation waS A pArt OF A hIstory of blaCK FEmiNist oRgaNIzing, wHere Her work “coincided wITh other essays eXploRINg tHe iNTersEcTions of race and GenDeR IN black woMeN's lives, and mOre speciFiCAlly, tHe poliTical aGency of aFRiCAn AmerIcan WomEn".

During hEr tImE There, SNcC AcTIvitieS shiFtEd towaRd a malE-DomiNATed Black Power
 Ernest Yates. Her mother' s Russian- Jewis h i mmi gr antback ground and fat h er's  African-American andNativ e- A meri c an  ance stry, a l on g wit hth eir  e x pe rienc eswith an tisemitism  an dracism, insp i re d her late r w ork as an ac tiv ist.
Be ald escri bes  herupbrin g ing as  difficul t, but ac k nowledg e s  i ts i mpact on shapingh er political cons ciousn es s .A s  achi ld, she ne go tiate d  her pa r en t s '  co n troversial po litical act i vis m with  t hen eed to  belo ng .  In  an intervi ew s he confes ses: " I  can re m ember a s a ch ild  be inge mb ar ras se d . W h ydoe s  my  motherha ve  to d o th i s ? ” , st ati ng " you d on’t want you r p aren t s t o bediffe rent  f rom e verybo dy el se ; on another le vel,  you’re l ear ni ngab out i n justic e."  He r mothe r taugh t  he rt h a tshe had a personal  a n d  p olitical  socia l  r es p onsibili ty  to  con f r ont i nequ a li ties tha t shea nd  o thers a re  subje ct edto.  Havi n g abackgr ound wit h pro g ressive parent s  introduced h e rt o  t h e in jus tices in th e wo r ld.Sheu lt ima t ely h arnes se d  h e r feelings of displ ac ementintotrying to bethe best a t e verythin g, t r an s forming her di scomf ort into p o liticalactiv ism, fol lowing af t e r her pa ren ts. 

A fte r he r father's de a t h, s he  movedtoSt. Alb ans , a n i nte gr ated neig hborhood  i nQu ee ns. 

Dur i ng her j un ior  y ear , Bea l  wentabroa d to  F ra n cewhere s h em a rrie dJa mesBea land h ad t w o c hildren . Beal an d h e r hu sb an d lived  in France fr om  1959 to 1 96 6 a s shea t tended t he Sorbonne. After sixy ears of  ma rriag e, t hey retur ned  to th e s t ates a nd dis solve dthe i r  unio n .  B eal  b ecame awar e ofthe f ig ht t o end t he colonial domina t ion  in Algeria w hil e st u d yi nga br o adat the U niversity of So rbonne, wh ic h  s parked her pol it ical co nscious nessa nd inte rest in s ocial jus ti ce.P oli tical orga nizing In 1958 s h e beg a nworkinpoliti ca l a ctivi sm wit h  th e NAA CP whe re  she r an in to  conserv ative restrictions that  disco urage d h er from A mer i can  politics .

B eal formal lyree ngage d w i th po liti c al  or g anizi ng b y  joiningt he  SN C C  d uring the C i v i l R ights  Mo v ement.  She  actively workedt o empower Blac k wo m e n t hro u gh h er  political inv olv em e n t in org an izations an d positi on s  held  on co mmitte es. In1 9 69 Beal c ompo sed  an essay  th at address ed  t h e comp lexre lation s blac k  wom e n  were facing intheir c ollec t ive  blac kstruggl e , ca lled "Doub le Jeopardy : To B e Bl ack a nd Fema le ".[4]Thi sdocument b e came theSNCC' s offic ia l st anc e on w omen . Thispubl ic ati on was ap a rt of  a his tory  of b la ck f eminist o r ganizing , w h ere her  w ork “ coinci d ed w ith otheress ays e x p loring the inte r se c tions  of ra ce and  gender inbl ack wom en' s lives, an d more sp e cif ic ally , the po li tica lage nc y of African Am erican w omen".
D u ring h ert imet here,SN CC activitie s shi ft e d towar d a m ale-dom i nat edBla ck P owe r
 Ernest_Yates. Her_mother's Russian-Jewish immigrant background_and father's_African-American_and Native-American_ancestry,_along with their_experiences with antisemitism_and racism, inspired her_later work as_an_activist.

Beal describes her upbringing as difficult, but acknowledges its impact on shaping her political_consciousness._As a_child,_she_negotiated her parents' controversial political_activism with the need to_belong. In_an interview she confesses: "I can remember as_a_child being embarrassed._Why does my mother have to do this?”, stating_"you don’t want your parents to_be different from_everybody_else;_on another level, you’re_learning about injustice." Her mother taught_her that she had a personal_and political social responsibility to confront inequalities_that she and others are subjected_to. Having a background with_progressive parents_introduced her to the injustices_in the world._She ultimately_harnessed her feelings_of displacement into trying to be_the best at_everything, transforming her discomfort into political_activism,_following after her_parents.

After_her_father's death,_she moved to_St._Albans, an_integrated_neighborhood in Queens.

During her junior year,_Beal_went abroad to France where she married_James Beal and had_two_children. Beal and her_husband lived in France from_1959 to 1966 as she attended_the Sorbonne._After six_years of marriage, they returned to the states and dissolved their_union. Beal became aware of the_fight to end the_colonial domination_in_Algeria while studying_abroad_at the_University of Sorbonne, which sparked her political_consciousness and_interest in social justice.

Political organizing 
In_1958 she began work_in_political activism with the NAACP where_she ran into conservative restrictions that_discouraged her from American politics.

Beal_formally_reengaged_with political organizing by joining_the SNCC during the Civil Rights_Movement. She actively_worked to empower Black women through her_political_involvement in organizations and positions held_on_committees. In 1969 Beal composed an_essay_that_addressed the complex relations black_women were facing in their collective_black struggle, called "Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and_Female".[4] This document_became the SNCC's official stance_on_women._This publication was a part of a history of black_feminist organizing,_where her work_“coincided with other essays exploring the intersections of race and_gender in black women's lives, and more_specifically, the political agency of African American women".

During her time there,_SNCC activities shifted toward a male-dominated Black Power