![]() ![]() Cooper, cofounder of the Crunk Feminist Collective, traces her relationship. 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. American history and pop culture are put under a keen lens in this astute memoir. Cooper provides a necessary lesson to white readers as to why among other things it’s disrespectful to call her or any other Black woman sassy. In Brittney Cooper’s world, neither mean girls nor f******s ever win. Rutgers professor Brittney Cooper explains why you should empathize with the rage that shaped her life as a Black feminist battling racism and sexism. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. 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. ![]() It reminds women that they don’t have to settle for less. It’s what makes Michelle Obama an icon.Įloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It’s what makes Beyoncé’s girl power anthems resonate so hard. Black women’s eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. 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.įar 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. So what if it’s true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. Michael Eric Dyson: “ Cooper may be the boldest young feminist writing today.and she will make you laugh out loud.” I was waiting and she has come in Brittney Cooper.” Cooper’s book also celebrates where you are right now, as she is very transparent about her process. Eloquent Rage is for young twenty-something Black girls growing into their womanhood, as well as older adult Black women. Melissa Harris Perry: “I was waiting for an author who wouldn’t forget, ignore, or erase us black girls. This book is for 'grown ass women' it is serious, it is heavy, and it is light. There is so much about her analysis that I relate to and grapple with on a daily basis as a Latina feminist."ĭamon Young: "Like watching the world’s best Baptist preacher but with sermons about intersectionality and Beyoncé instead of Ecclesiastes." Joy Reid, Cosmopolitan: "A dissertation on black women’s pain and possibility."Īmerica Ferrera: "Razor sharp and hilarious. Roxane Gay : "I encourage you to check out Eloquent Rage out now." Rebecca Solnit, The New Republic: "Funny, wrenching, pithy, and pointed." The Guardian ("Top 10 Books About Angry Women").Fast Company ("10 Best Books for Battling Your Sexist Workplace").Politico Magazine ("What the 2020 Candidates Are Reading This Summer").NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018/ MENTIONED BY: The New York Public Library.This audiobook argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again.An Emma Watson "Our Shared Shelf" Selection for November/December 2018 In Brittney Cooper's world, neither mean girls nor f-kboys ever win. ![]() It reminds women that they don't have to settle for less. Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It's what makes Beyoncé's girl power anthems resonate so hard. Black women's eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. 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.įar 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. So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. With searing honesty, intimacy, and humor too, America's leading young Black feminist celebrates the power of rage in this piercing new audiobook. ![]()
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