Sister Citizen: Shame Stereotypes and Black Women in America with Melissa Harris-Perry
MSNBC commentator, columnist for The Nation, and Professor of Political Science at Tulane University, where she serves as founding director of the Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South, Melissa Harris - Perry examines black women’s political and emotional responses to pervasive negative race and gender images in her new book, Sister Citizen. With wit and family anecdotes, Harris - Perry elaborates on how the shared struggle to preserve an authentic self and secure recognition as a citizen links black women together in America.
A must watch (and, judging from the video, a must read)!
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I was gonna queue this, but I listened to it & have realised this is for immediate release.
for listening to later
This just gave me an hour long orgasm! Ugh. Going to nap a while now. Just watch it!
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whole Reblog to watch later, see her ALL the time on MSNBC
in. Love. with this woman.
I really like her. I vibe with everything except for the whole assimilation into the political system part.
I have the book, its really good.