For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
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Publisher Description
From the founder of Latina Rebels, a rallying cry for women of color that gives them the keys for their own liberation
“Mojica Rodríguez’s electrifying debut channels mesmeric prose to heal the wounds of white supremacy.” —Los Angeles Times
For generations, Brown girls have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism, often feeling alone in the struggle. By founding Latina Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has created a community to help women fight together. In For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, she offers wisdom and a liberating path forward for all women of color. She crafts powerful ways to address the challenges Brown girls face, from imposter syndrome to colorism. She empowers women to decolonize their worldview, and defy “universal” white narratives, by telling their own stories. Her book guides women of color toward a sense of pride and sisterhood and offers essential tools to energize a movement.
May it spark a fire within you.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In her searing memoir, Latina Rebels founder Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez offers hope and inspiration to girls like her. She gets deeply personal about how she learned to break free of Eurocentric standards of beauty and success, recounting heartfelt stories from her family history and childhood, first in Nicaragua and later as an immigrant living in Florida, where she attended a conservative, patriarchal church. Mojica Rodríguez’s emotional delivery makes all her pain, joy, and deep inner strength feel palpable. Her talent for storytelling shines through, especially when she’s celebrating the beauty and resilience of her community and quoting groundbreaking authors and thinkers like bell hooks and Kimberlé Crenshaw. This is a loving tribute to brown girls, empowering them to own their spaces and work together for a better future.
