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Author Winfrey Harris, Tamara.

Title The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America / Tamara Winfrey Harris.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.48 WINFREY HARRIS    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  305.4889 WIN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.48 WIN    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.48896 W768S    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  305.4889 WI    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm
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."--Publisher information.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject 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 -- 1980-2020
Public opinion -- United States.
ISBN 9781626563513 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1626563519 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
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