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A review by thopp84
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins
5.0
This is a powerful collection of essays and a great intro to this author. She writes about the struggles of growing up black, female and feminist. And her words resonate deeply and highlight just how much of a challenge it is to be any of those identities, let alone all three. I especially liked her essay about Michelle Obama. And she has a particularly powerful one about her desire to be a white female cheerleader.
This is a good book to read if you are wanting to know more about what it is like to be black and female living in white spaces. She is very harsh and willing to pull no punches in describing her experiences. I appreciated her candor. As a white person, it made me rethink how I will engage with black women from now on. And it made me reevaluate how I have interacted with them in the past and whether or not my interactions with them were unintentionally racist.
Overall, I enjoyed this collection of essays. Worth checking out for sure. Jerkins has a great voice and a lot to say. I hope we continue to hear more from her.
This is a good book to read if you are wanting to know more about what it is like to be black and female living in white spaces. She is very harsh and willing to pull no punches in describing her experiences. I appreciated her candor. As a white person, it made me rethink how I will engage with black women from now on. And it made me reevaluate how I have interacted with them in the past and whether or not my interactions with them were unintentionally racist.
Overall, I enjoyed this collection of essays. Worth checking out for sure. Jerkins has a great voice and a lot to say. I hope we continue to hear more from her.