In honor of the legacy of Juneteenth, these three books should be at the top of your reading list:
The trope of Black women being aggressive is something many people would like to disappear. However, Brittney Cooper takes this stereotype and recharacterizes it in this collection of essays. Walking readers through her own personal experiences with the problems facing Black women, Cooper demonstrates that"eloquent rage" is a reminder that women don't have to be complacent, and that their passion and fury is what makes them iconic.
'All Boys Aren't Blue' touches on complex topics such as consent, toxic masculinity and gender identity, and Lewis believes this book has"broken barriers" young, Black, queer men of color.The late Cicely Tyson is a legend in the Black community for her roles in movies like 'Sounder' and TV projects like 'Roots.'
Though she played many different roles during her 60-year-long career, her portrayal of a powerful black woman was constant, garnering her the love, respect, and matriarch status of Black women from all walks of life. Her memoir walks readers through her life before and after the fame, and exposes the pain and hurt she felt as a Black woman living in America. Lewis praises Tyson for her authenticity and transparency in sharing her story.
"Looking at the dynamic life that she lived, there's so much that I learned from the book. Literally from the struggles of the early 1900s, to becoming someone who's just broken so many barriers in film. She is very, very inspirational to me."
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