The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America

“This energetic, passionate, and progressive mission statement illuminates old stereotypes that continue to dog black women today. Winfrey-Harris amplifies the voices of African-American women speaking for themselves, and the results are powerful, relevant, and affirming.”-Publisher's Weekly“Harris challenges age-old constructions of black womanhood with real-life accounts from black mothers, daughters, aunties, and girlfriends who reject the popular narrative of brokenness.”-Jason Parham, Gawker“Using a combination of anecdotal evidence, historical research, and well-documented facts and studies, Harris has compiled an engaging and informative treatise on black womanhood in America.”-Lori L. Tharps, The Washington Post“The Sisters Are Alright enters a space where we're publicly contemplating race — and blackness in particular — quite a bit lately. That public contemplation has been fraught with a mixture of frustration, grief and anger at the way black people are treated and the way black bodies are viewed in the United States.”-Soraya Nadia McDonald, The Washington Post “The Sisters are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative for Black Women in America challenges stereotypical portrayals of black women and highlights the need for nuanced, complex characters.- Ariel Cheung, USA TodayWith its insightful blend of personal narrative, cultural critique and reflective interview, your book follows in the critical and literary footsteps of such feminist/womanist writers as Michele Wallace, Patricia Hill Collins and bell hooks.  Similar to these authors, you unpack the often damaging effect the myth of the self-sacrificing black superwoman has on black women's mental health and wellness.”-Sikivu Hutchinson, The Feminist Wire“One of the things I loved about [this] book was how it emphasized how self-love could help radically shift some of these perspectives. [This] book really tackles specific stereotypes that shape the way American culture perceives black women.”-Arielle Bernstein, Rumpus“Through explorations of marriage, motherhood, health, sexuality, beauty and more, Tamara Winfrey Harris counters warped prejudices by going far beyond the trope of Black women portrayed in American media. The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–Black-woman propaganda and shows the truth of what it's like to be a Black woman in America, a counter-narrative to the distorted depictions of themselves Black women are so often subject to.”-Amani Ariel, Blavity“The book pairs Harris' impeccable writing with stories of Black women and how they have been shaped by the stereotypes that are dictating how we view those around us.”-Emily Taylor, NUVO“The Sisters are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America, Winfrey Harris' first book, tackles long-standing stereotypes and misconceptions steeped in racism and misogyny surrounding Black women's sexuality, beauty, health and more. Included are interviews she conducted with hundreds of Black women of different ages and backgrounds.”-Ebony Chappel, Indianapolis Recorder“[Winfrey Harris] speaks to real Black women, relaying the fact we are not as broken as society paints us to be. After all, we are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America, we have to be doing something right.”-Chelcee Johns, Madame Noir “The Sisters Are Alright invites Black women, and those who love and care about Black women to reject this age-old stereotype in favor of a more expansive and progressive notion of women's sexuality.”-Susana Morris, About News“Winfrey Harris' book comes with us, both the celebrities and the sistahgurl down the street, letting us speak our own lives to power in this moment on our own terms.”-Andrea Plaid, Feminist Wire“Winfrey-Harris uses her distinctive voice to explore how Black women are thriving despite the odds stacked against us. She explores everything from marriage to sexuality in a way that will definitely cause affirmative head nods as reading.”-Evette Dionne, Clutch Mag“It's a book that reminds me that I'm not alone, and that I'm not crazy. All those moments I felt insecure or inadequate as a young adult — a young adult without many Black girlfriends until I became a young adult — weren't simply psychosomatic. By utilizing the anecdotes of other Black women, Winfrey Harris inspired me to wonder how my story might resonate with others, just as theirs resonate with me.”-Akirah Robinson, 1839 Mag“Tami Winfrey Harris provides some answers from both a historical and contemporary perspective. She —