Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa V. Harris-Perry

Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America

Melissa V. Harris-Perry

378 pages • first pub 2011 (view editions)

nonfiction gender politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger—these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African A...

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