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050 0 0 _aE185.86
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100 1 _aWinfrey Harris, Tamara.
245 1 4 _aThe sisters are alright :
_bchanging the broken narrative of black women in America /
_cTamara Winfrey Harris.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aOakland, California :
_bBerrett-Koehler Publishers,
_c2015.
300 _axiii, 147 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 2 _a"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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aAfrican American women
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aAfrican American women
_xPublic opinion.
650 0 _aAfrican American women
_vBiography.
650 0 _aStereotypes (Social psychology)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aRacism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSexism
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xRace relations.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial conditions
_y1980-
650 0 _aPublic opinion
_zUnited States.
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