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Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American women feel pressure to com-promise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves... read more
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Based on interviews with Black women around the U.S., this book talks about how Black women have to shift in various ways between many worlds (professional, cultural, personal) to fit in at work , at home and in various communities.
First Sentence edit
Black women in America have learned to find humor in heartache, to see beauty in the midst of desperation and horror.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charisse Jones (Author)
- Kumea Shorter-Gooden (Author)
Awards edit
- American Book Award (2004)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305
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