Shifting

The Double Lives of Black Women in America

By: Charisse Jones, Kumea Shorter-Gooden PhD

Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla

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" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or 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 at every moment, Shifting is a much-needed, clear, and comprehensive portrait of the reality of African American women's lives today.

©2003 Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden (P)2021 Tantor

Mesmerizing and informative

I don’t believe there was anything I didn’t but I would like to see sequel that focuses on how black are combating these issues.

Outstanding

So many topics that go overlooked or unnoticed all in one book. Super excited to share this read with my close circle.