Sister citizen : shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America
by Harris-Perry, Melissa V. 1973-
Summary
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 American women to navigate a virtual crooked room t... Full description
- "The hurricane," from Their eyes were watching God /
- Zora Neale Hurston
- "The Bridge poem" /
- Kate Rushin
- Crooked room
- Myth
- "Resisting the shame of Shug Avery," from The color purple /
- Alice Walker
- Shame
- Disaster
- "No mirrors in my Nana's house" /
- Sweet Honey in the Rock, lyrics by Ysaye Maria Barnwell
- Strength
- God
- "Praise song for the day" /
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Michelle.