Shifting

"Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American women feel pressure to compromise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift." They change the expectations they have for themselves. Or they alter their outer appearance. They modify their speech. They shift 'white' as they head to work in the morning and 'black' as they come back home each night. They shift inward, internalizing the searing pain of the negative stereotypes that they encounter daily. And sometimes they shift by fighting back."

"With deeply moving interviews, poignantly revealed on each page, Shifting is a much-needed, clear, and comprehensive portrait of the reality of African American women's lives today."

I began reading this book last week for my dissertation, and not only is it informative, it is revealing, applicable, and one of the most powerful pieces on Black Women that I have yet to come across. From the "lily complex" to the "sisterella complex," from black sex to black relationships, from interracial dating to divorce to sex, to single motherhood and the church, to balancing a career, Black men, and Black children, this book just TAKES YOU THERE. I loved it! And plan on using this as a resource not only for my book, but for how I love my life.

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