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The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America /

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winfrey Harris, Tamara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
Public opinion > United States.
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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.
Physical Description:xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781626563513 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1626563519 (paperback : alkaline paper)