num_pages: 288
description: Far too often Black womens anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Black womens eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. Its what makes Beyoncs girl power anthems resonate so hard. Its what makes Michelle Obama an icon.Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they dont have to settle for less. 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. And it took another intervention this time staged by one of her homegirls to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Coopers world neither mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. But homegirls emerge as heroes. 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.
language: English
title: Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
publisher: St. Martin's Press