TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winfrey Harris,Tamara
TI  - The sisters are alright: changing the broken narrative of black women in America 
SN  - 9781626563513 (paperback : alkaline paper)
AV  - E185.86 .W5565 2015
U1  - 305.48/896073 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
KW  - African American women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Biography
KW  - Stereotypes (Social psychology)
KW  - United States
KW  - Racism
KW  - Sexism
KW  - Race relations
KW  - 1980-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -