When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
Editorial Reviews
Review
Kristal Brent Zook
Vibe
Definitely not your mother's guide to the Equal Rights Amendment....Morgan's reflections are as timely as they are cogent.
Lori L. Tharps
Ms. magazine
Morgan tussles with the perceived contradictions of being black, female, fly, and feminist -- from the myth of the "strongblackwoman" to chickenhead envy (coveting the perks of women who live off rich men)....Morgan has penned a vibrant new tome on a taboo topic....The book offers a fresh alternative to accepted notions about black womanhood.
Martine Bury
Jane
It's a bold, cheeky, self-affirming read, and for black women in this society, there's hardly enough affirmation.
Lauryn Hill
This book is an important read for all people everywhere. Enjoy!
Michael J. Rochon
The Philadelphia Tribune
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost...is gaining nationwide acclaim for adding a fresh, idiosyncratic point of view -- the voice of a new generation -- to the oft-debated saga. Painstakingly straddling the line which separates street smarts from book intelligence, Morgan offers 240 pages worth of commentary on what it is like for a Black woman to come of age, Gen-X style....While most Gen-Xers claim to be "keepin' it real," Morgan's new book instead shows that she's making the conscious choice to "keep it right." And not only by flipping and bouncing words and phrases that reflect today's popular culture, this new age feminist shows and proves that the day in which James Brown screams "it's a man's world" might be finally coming to a dawn.
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Michael J. Rochon The Philadelphia Tribune When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost...is gaining nationwide acclaim for adding a fresh, idiosyncratic point of view -- the voice of a new generation -- to the oft-debated saga. Painstakingly straddling the line which separates street smarts from book intelligence, Morgan offers 240 pages worth of commentary on what it is like for a Black woman to come of age, Gen-X style....While most Gen-Xers claim to be "keepin' it real," Morgan's new book instead shows that she's making the conscious choice to "keep it right." And not only by flipping and bouncing words and phrases that reflect today's popular culture, this new age feminist shows and proves that the day in which James Brown screams "it's a man's world" might be finally coming to a dawn.
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down,Joan Morgan,Simon & Schuster,068486861X,Afro-American women,Biography,Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General,Feminism & Feminist Theory,Feminists,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Social conditions,Sociology,United States,Women's Studies - General,Social Science / Popular Culture
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
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