This audiobook argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again. Eloquent Rage is fierce, hilarious, and accessible, versatile enough to be read in college classrooms, coffee shops, and book clubs.

In Brittney Cooper's world, neither mean girls nor f-kboys ever win. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney 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. Brittney Cooper is a cultural theorist, author and professor. 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 Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds us that anger is a powerful source of energy that can give us the strength to keep on fighting.įar 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. So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. Here she discusses elevating black girl relationships. Listen to the author Brittney Cooper, co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective, as she discusses her inspiration behind writing Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower - in stores February 2018. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds u. When Cooper learned of her grandmothers eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. For example, when you think of prominent, contemporary feminist icons, who comes to mind? Is it bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Melissa Harris-Perry, and Marsha P Johnson? Or is it Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, and Taylor Swift? For many people these days, it's probably someone from the latter.With searing honesty, intimacy, and humor too, America's leading young Black feminist celebrates the power of rage in this piercing new audiobook. Brittney Cooper (Eloquent Rage author) on Friendship with Black Girls. So what if its true that Black women are mad as hell They have the right to be. Eloquent Rage (ebook), Brittney Cooper 9781250112897 Boeken bol. One of Signatures 5 Books that Bring Intersectional Feminism to the Forefront Eloquent Rage. An Emma Watson Our Shared Shelf Selection for November/December 2018 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018/ MENTIONED BY: The New York Public. Unfortunately, however, mainstream feminism often overlooks millions of women, opting instead to focus on a select group who usually have only their gender working against them. by Brittney Cooper NOW A NEW YORK TIMES Editorial Reviews. Finally, the fact that many celebrities are using their platforms to tackle things like police brutality, rape culture, and the gender wage gap helps make feminism more mainstream. Moreover, our president and the bigoted misogynists he's chosen to help lead our country and decide the fate of women's healthcare have forced women to come together on common ground. We can even purchase merchandise to proudly announce we're feminists.

The Internet is partly to thank - women and girls all over the world now have a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips and can read about and learn from other people's experiences. Eloquent Rage is as exhilarating as it is vulnerable, a crucial book that tackles friendship and feminism, Hillary Clinton and Sandra Bland, violence and family, sex and faith and race and gender, all with vibrant grace and honesty. In other words, in many circles, 'feminist' is becoming a socially accepted identity. It reminds women that they don’t have to settle for less. The stigma is slowing fading and the word is shedding its supposed dirtiness, overcoming its shame. Several are cited at the end of this review.įeminism is slowly but surely picking up steam in the 21st century. I encourage readers to seek out Black women's reviews of the book. Reviewer's note: I recognize that the perspectives from which I, as a white woman, read and review this text are limited. Eloquent Rage: Black and Intersectional Feminism for 'Grown-Ass Women' Brittney Cooper, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.

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