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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Winfrey Harris, Tamara.     Subjects     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-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Winfrey Harris, Tamara.       by title:      The sisters are alri...         MARC Display

The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America / Tamara Winfrey Harris. by Winfrey Harris, Tamara. Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2015. Subjects 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- ISBN:  9781626563513 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1626563519 (paperback : alkaline paper) Description:  xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm Edition:  First edition. 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. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 305.48896 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 305.48896 Winfrey Harris Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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