Happy Wednesday! This week’s blog is focusing on the early praise we’re seeing for Daisy Hernandez’s new edition of her classic collection of feminist essays COLONIZE THIS!
One of “18 Books Every White Ally Should Read”
—Bustle
One of “19 Books on Intersectionality that Taylor Swift Should Read”
—BuzzFeed
One of “13 books Every Mujerista and Womanist Should Read”
—Vibe
One of the “100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time”
—MS.
“These contemporary ‘sistah outsiders’ don’t shy away from sticky issues when addressing the complexities of their lives. Refusing to simplify in order to fit into someone’s mold, these women dare you to dismiss them.”
—Bust
“This is one of those books which should be required reading for every young sister out there.”
—Asian Week
“These women express a more radical, racialized feminism that broadens the movement beyond its early incarnation.”
—Booklist
“These young women pick up where foremothers Audre Lorde and Gloria Anzaldúa left off.”
—Rebecca Walker
Daisy Hernandez, visiting Davidson University
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