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\nEloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
\n\nSo what if it&rsquo\;s true that \;Blac k \;women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. In the \;Bla ck feminist \;tradition of Audre Lorde\, Brittney Cooper reminds us th at anger is \;a \;powerful source of energy that can give us the s trength to keep on fighting.
\nFar too often\, \;Black \;wom en&rsquo\;s anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But C ooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. \;Black \;women&rsquo\;s \;eloquent rage \;is what makes Serena Williams s uch \;a \;powerful tennis player. It&rsquo\;s what makes Beyonc&ea cute\;&rsquo\;s girl power anthems resonate so hard. It&rsquo\;s what make s Michelle Obama an icon. \;
\nEloquent rage \;keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don&rsquo\;t have to se ttle for less. When Cooper learned of \;her \;grandmother's \; eloquent rage \;about love\, sex\, and marriage in an epic and hilario us front-porch confrontation\, \;her \;life was changed. And it to ok another intervention\, this time staged by one of \;her \;homeg irls\, to turn Brittney into the fierce \;feminist \;she is today. In Brittney Cooper&rsquo\;s world\, neither mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. But homegirls emerge as heroes. This book argues that ultimately femi nism\, friendship\, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really n eed to turn things right side up again.
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