Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Eloquent Rage
- A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
- Narrated by: Brittney Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
With searing honesty, intimacy, and humor too, America's leading young Black feminist celebrates the power of rage in this piercing new audiobook.
So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds us that anger is a powerful source of energy that can give us the strength to keep on fighting.
Far too often, Black women's anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Black women's eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. It's what makes Beyoncé's girl power anthems resonate so hard. It's what makes Michelle Obama an icon. Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don't have to settle for less.
When Cooper learned of her grandmother's eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper's world, neither mean girls nor f--kboys ever win. But homegirls emerge as heroes. This audiobook argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again.
Critic reviews
"...Cooper delivers a frank, conversational-style examination of the importance of black female friendships, respectability politics, and harmful stereotypes, among other topics. She blends candor and humor as she roots out toxic behaviors and beliefs we use in America to tear ourselves and each other down, while also offering paths forward. Listeners learn how rage, aimed with fine-tuned focus and purpose, can help build up black women's lives and society overall." (AudioFile Magazine)
What listeners say about Eloquent Rage
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- "oboejoebo"
- 11-06-21
Relevant and engaging
An interesting and engaging woman sharing her observations of the world, and of racism and sexism in particular.
I especially enjoyed hearing her observations of the classic theorists (Hill, Du Bois, etc), and how she applies them to the present day.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- A Leonie
- 25-05-20
New activist you should know, period.
Every modern historic preservation needs a narrator who is part of the timeline, and this account was spot on for me, yes me. May not fit everyone's visual factual scenes of USA, but I acknowledge it holds many of the same scenes in the UK. A wonderful audio, that would not,once again for me, not been accessible in written form.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 16-10-19
Delivers on the title promise.
Thank you Dr. Cooper for penning, with full range, the justification of my position as a Black woman.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Distinguished Diva
- 25-06-18
A Must READ!
This is such a required reading for every and all human trying to navigate the rage we feel towards a system that we don't fully comprehend.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 22-09-21
Powerful
I really connected with Brittany Cooper; she writes and narrates in a way that really enables her readers to grasp complex and painful everyday lived experiences that have shaped my own life. Highly recommend
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jnr
- 08-07-21
Incredible read
I loved how she brought us into her world! I could relate in so many ways. As black women we face many challenges in this world but we posses undeniable excellence, talent and tenacity to say the least. The book reaffirms for me the power of my Blackness and the authenticity of my truth. I will continue to strive for greatness, it’s my birthright. Thank you Brittany xx
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- J Wellwood
- 28-02-19
thank you!
I listened whilst I cleaned houses.
And I felt comforted, electrified, moved and tooled up to understand more, feel more, and rage in solidarity more. Funny, poignant, scarily honest - a look-you-in-the-eyes kind of book, the passion and care of the author comes across throughout.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Bee
- 17-08-18
Essential essays
I couldn’t tear myself away from this steady stream of revelatory truth bombs, intriguing insight, and accessible braininess — made all the more powerful by the author’s narration. Everybody in America and elsewhere needs to read or hear this book, but since they won’t, and you’re the one here on this page considering it, do the world and yourself a favor and click “add to cart.”
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!