![]() ![]() Harris also dedicates quite a few pages of her book discussing Black women’s hair and skin tones. Bombarded with warped images of their humanity, some Black women tilt and bend themselves to fit the distortion.” In one of my favorite lines of the book, Harris writes, “When they confront race and gender stereotypes, Black women are in a crooked room, and they have to figure out which way is up. She submits that we have a right to be upset when we are mistreated, the right to cry when we are upset, and the right to be our true selves at home and in the workplace. She addresses the “angry Black woman” stereotype and gives us permission to be human. Harris writes about the single and married Black women who are dedicated and nurturing mothers, well educated, hard-working employees, and valuable contributors to their community. She illuminates the Black women who are single moms by choice, through divorce, widowed, and other reasons beyond their control. She paints the picture of the single Black woman who, contrary to mainstream conservative beliefs, is not the promiscuous, uneducated, welfare-dependent mom always looking for hand out. Through the everyday experiences of Black women, Harris tells our stories from our lens. ![]() The author, Tamara Winfrey Harris, was punching long-held beliefs about Black women right in the face. ![]()
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