The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America
題名:
The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America
著者:
Winfrey Harris, Tamara.
ISBN(國際標準書號):
9781626563513
版本:
First edition.
出版資訊:
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2015.
規格:
xiii, 147 p. ; 23 cm
摘要:
"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.
主題:
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- |
摘要:
"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.