Strong, Black, and Woman: Examining Self-Definition and Self-Valuation as Black Women’s Everyday Rhetorical Practices by Ronisha Browdy
Drawing from a larger qualitative research project focused on Black women’s naming practices, I consider how Black women employ Black feminist consciousness practices of self-definition and self-valuation to name, define, and describe their identities. Given the complex history and popularity of the Strong Black Woman (SBW) image within public and private discourses, I focus on…