"Eloquent Rage follows in the line of classics in the genre." - The New York Times This book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one’s own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again. In Brittney Cooper’s world, neither mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Cooper into the fierce feminist she is today. When Cooper learned of her grandmother’s eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. It reminds women that they don’t have to settle for less. Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It’s what makes Beyoncé’s girl power anthems resonate so hard. Black women’s eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. But in the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Media Issues, Communication & Journalismįar too often, Black women’s anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy.Computer Science & Information Technology.
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