The sisters are alright, changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
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The sisters are alright, changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The sisters are alright
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
909972418
Responsibility statement
Tamara Winfrey Harris
Sub title
changing the broken narrative of black women in America
Summary
"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
Table Of Contents
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
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Racism -- United States
- Social Sciences
- Sexism -- United States
- African American women + Public opinion
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
- Sexisme -- États-Unis
- Ethnic & Race Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Minority Studies
- African American women -- Biography
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- Racisme -- États-Unis
- United States -- Race relations
- Noires américaines + Conditions sociales
- African American women + Social conditions
- Public opinion -- United States
- Electronic books
- Stéréotypes -- États-Unis
- Noires américaines -- Biographies
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales
- Opinion publique -- États-Unis
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Discrimination & Race Relations
- Noires américaines + Opinion publique
- Gender & Ethnic Studies
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- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject23
- Racism -- United States
- Social Sciences
- Sexism -- United States
- African American women + Public opinion
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
- Sexisme -- États-Unis
- Ethnic & Race Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Minority Studies
- African American women -- Biography
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- Racisme -- États-Unis
- United States -- Race relations
- Noires américaines + Conditions sociales
- African American women + Social conditions
- Public opinion -- United States
- Electronic books
- Stéréotypes -- États-Unis
- Noires américaines -- Biographies
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales
- Opinion publique -- États-Unis
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Discrimination & Race Relations
- Noires américaines + Opinion publique
- Gender & Ethnic Studies
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- Author1
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