Summary
"Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American women feel pressure to compromise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or their... Full description
- The roots of shifting
- The pain of gender silence : "I am Black but ain't I a woman?"
- The many shifts of Black women
- Seeking a voice : the language and message of Black women
- The Sisterella complex : Black women and depression
- Doing double duty : Black women in the world of work
- "Mirror, mirror on the wall" : Black women and beauty
- Forging a delicate balance : romance and relationships between Black women and men
- The ABCs of shifting : mothering Black children
- "Can I get a witness?" : Black women and the church
- Afterword
- Appendix: The African American Women's Voices Project.