Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama

by Sophia Nelson and Sophia A. Nelson

Book Overview

Stereotypes aren't funny when they follow you everywhere. This is the rallying cry that author Sophia A. Nelson wants all of America to grapple with when it comes to the way we view and treat black women. Black Woman Redefined was inspired in part by what Nelson calls "open season on accomplished black women," which reached a tipping point in 2007 when Don Imus referred to black female Rutger's University basketball co-eds as "nappy-headed hos." Since...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935618946
• ISBN13: 9781935618942
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"