Aug 9, 2015
This summer, five Black women have died in jail. And 9 Black parishioners were murdered while praying. Rage is not just righteous; it's the only rational response to White supremacy.
â This angry Black woman trope serves to rationalize our exploitation and abuse, the denigration of everyone from Serena Williams and Michelle Obama, to the Black women challenging racism in the workplace. The stereotype turns the focus from the source of the problem to our reaction, which is viewed as pathological and counterproductive. And thus we are blamed for our own destruction.â
