Sisters Of The Yam
Subtitle: Black Women And Self-recovery (South End Press Classics Series)
Publisher: South End Press
Published: January 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780896087330
Subjects: Self-esteem in women; Women's Studies - General; Self-actualization (Psychology; General; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Sociology; Self-actualization (Psychology); Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Social Science / African-American Studies; African American women; Mental health; Oppression (Psychology)
First sentence: We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.
Description: Bell Hooks examines how the emotional health of African-American women is impacted by the daily assaults of racism and sexism.