Black feminist scholars focus more on Fanon's later work and his active involvement in the struggle for decolonization. She discusses the work of La Rue and Beale, with scholars personally invested in the African American freedom struggle in the 1960s and 1970s and who criticized the selective application of Fanon by some of their male allies (83 ;85;87). . To provide a more contemporary comparison, Sharpley-Whiting ends her discussion with a bell-ringing interpretation of Fanon. However, in doing so, she largely dismisses her explanation of Fanon's contemptuous presentation of Capécia, which draws connections with her difficult relationship with her mother..