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The sisters are alright: changing the broken narrative of black women in America
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Published:
Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
Central
305.48896 H316 2015
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"Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

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First edition.
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English
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9781626563513, 1626563519

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves"--Provided by publisher.
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Winfrey Harris, T. (2015). The sisters are alright: changing the broken narrative of black women in America. First edition. Oakland, California, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

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Winfrey Harris, Tamara. 2015. The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America. Oakland, California, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

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Winfrey Harris, Tamara, The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America. Oakland, California, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.

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Winfrey Harris, Tamara. The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America. First edition. Oakland, California, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015.

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