Finding My Way: To Be Black AND Feminist in America

Reviews the book, African Americans doing feminism: Putting theory into everyday practice edited by Aaronette White (see record 2010-12314-000). Aaronette White’s second book includes 18 chapters that relate their authors’ personal stories regarding feminism; the title is a bit of a misnomer, as not every author is African American. The reviewer states that if you are looking for a psychologically minded, research-based text on feminism from an ethnic minority perspective or a text that will have direct application to your clinical work, this is not the text. If, however, you seek a book that will touch you on a personal level, that will provoke you to examine your own perspective, and that will likely stimulate new research questions, pick up a copy of White’s book. You will be introduced to a group of people who don’t have to think about being feminist; they simply live it every day. The reviewer notes that this text would be best used as a recommended or elective text for an undergraduate or graduate course in the psychology of gender; some chapters may be good additions to a course on men’s issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)