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Ain't I a Feminist?: African American Men Speak Out on Fatherhood, Friendship, Forgiveness, and Freedom
Ain't I a Feminist? presents the life stories of twenty African American men who identify themselves as feminists, centering on the turning points in their lives that shaped and strengthened their commitment to feminism, as well as the ways they practice feminism with women, children, and other men. In her analysis, Aaronette M. White highlights feminist fathering practice...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
September 1st 2008
by State University of New York Press
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I'll follow researcher and author Aaronette M. White's example and begin with my own limitations and biases. I am mostly white, and I am a feminist woman. I chose to read and review this book expressly because I haven't met many black men who call themselves feminists, and I thought Ain't I a Feminist? would help broaden my horizons—and it really did.
White's book not only showed me that African American men can be feminists (a conclusion she was more skeptical about than I was), but that many of...more
White's book not only showed me that African American men can be feminists (a conclusion she was more skeptical about than I was), but that many of...more
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