Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America

by Ms. Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden

Commemorating its 20th year in print with a new Introduction and updated content, Shifting explores the many identities Black women must adopt in various spaces to succeed in America. Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of Black women feel pressure to compromise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063414201
• ISBN13: 9780063414204
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 400 Pages