The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America /

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Author / Creator:Winfrey Harris, Tamara.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.
Description:xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10321729
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ISBN:9781626563513 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1626563519 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--Provided by publisher.

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