From Goodreads:
So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. 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.
Far 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. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Black women's eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. It's what makes Beyonce's girl power anthems resonate so hard. It's what makes Michelle Obama an icon.
Eloquent Rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don't 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 Cooper's 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.
My Review:
I learned a lot while reading this book. Cooper brought a lot of new things (for me) to the table. I would have loved to read this in a class setting, to have other folks to talk about it with to better digest what I read. As I read it on my own, I have some things I can take away with it, and I'll certainly mull over other things, but I feel like I lacked the educational rigor to understand some of the concepts she brought up. Otherwise, it's a lot to chew on, but I'd recommend it because Cooper's intelligent delivery is worth reading through. You'll definitely learn something and perhaps have a new perspective.
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