The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America
AUTHOR:
Winfrey Harris, Tamara.
ISBN:
9781626563513
EDITION:
First edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2015.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiii, 147 p. ; 23 cm
ABSTRACT:
"Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Introduction: The trouble with black women -- Beauty : pretty for a black girl -- Sex : bump and grind -- Marriage : witches, thornbacks, and sapphires -- Motherhood : between Mammy and a hard place -- Anger : twist and shout -- Strength : precious mettle -- Health : fat, sick, and crazy -- Epilogue: The sisters are alright.
SUBJECT:
| African American women -- Social conditions. |
| African American women -- Public opinion. |
| African American women -- Biography. |
| Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States. |
| Racism -- United States. |
| Sexism -- United States. |
| Public opinion -- United States. |
| United States -- Race relations. |
| United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- |
BIBSUMMARY:
"Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves"--
Introduction: The trouble with black women -- Beauty : pretty for a black girl -- Sex : bump and grind -- Marriage : witches, thornbacks, and sapphires -- Motherhood : between Mammy and a hard place -- Anger : twist and shout -- Strength : precious mettle -- Health : fat, sick, and crazy -- Epilogue: The sisters are alright.