Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0743456068 ISBN13: 9780743456067 Release Date: January 2004 Publisher: Washington Square Press Length: 240 Pages Weight: 0.65 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4" From the late feminist icon and New York Times bestselling author of All About Love, an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing African Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from slavery to the present day. "Each offering from bell hooks is a major event, as she has so much to give us." --Maya Angelou Why do so many African-Americans--whether privileged or poor, urban or suburban, young or old--live in a state of chronic anxiety, fear, and shame? Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem breaks through collective denial and dares to tell this truth--that crippling low self-esteem has reached epidemic proportions in our lives and in our diverse communities. With visionary insight, hooks exposes the underlying reality that