Las Libri Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her
Superpower
By Brittney Cooper
Far too often, Black women?s anger has been caricatured into an ugly and
destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American
democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than
that. Black women?s eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a
powerful tennis player. It?s what makes Beyonc?s girl power anthems
resonate so hard. It?s what makes Michelle Obama an icon.Eloquent rage
keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don?t
have to settle for less. When Cooper learned of her grandmother's
eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-
porch confrontation, her life was changed. And it took another
intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney
into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper?s world, neither
mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. But homegirls emerge as heroes. This
book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own
