Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper (Signed)
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Emma Watson "Our Shared Shelf" Selection for November/December 2018 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018/ MENTIONED BY: The New York Public Library Mashable The Atlantic Bustle The Root Politico Magazine ("What the 2020 Candidates Are Reading This Summer") NPR Fast Company ("10 Best Books for Battling Your Sexist Workplace") The Guardian ("Top 10 Books About Angry Women")
So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds us that anger is a powerful source of energy that can give us the strength to keep on fighting.
Far too often, Black women's anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Black women's eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. It's what makes Beyonce's girl power anthems resonate so hard. It's what makes Michelle Obama an icon.
Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don't have to settle for less. When Cooper learned of her grandmother's eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper's world, neither mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. But homegirls emerge as heroes. This book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again.
Paperback | 288 pages
139 x 209 x 21mm | 240g
05 Mar 2019
St Martin's Press
Picador USA
New York, United States
English
Reprint
1250112885
9781250112880
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. The title page has been inscribed and signed by the author with the following message in black biro: "HELEN, STAY MAD, BRITTNEY COOPER". No other writing in margins. No missing pages.