For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

A Love Letter to Women of Color

De: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

Narrado por: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

Duración: 9 h y 16 m

Resumen del Editor

The founder of Latina Rebels and a “Latinx Activist You Should Know” (Teen Vogue) arms women of color with the tools and knowledge they need to find success on their own terms.

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.

©2021 Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez (P)2021 Seal Press

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Searing and revolutionary, this book blazes a trail towards liberation.” (Diane Guerrero, author of In the Country We Love)

"This is the Brown girl manifesto I've been waiting for my whole life." (Erika L. Sánchez, author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter)

"Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez perfectly balances the art of memoir with a biting critical eye, offering an understanding of Latina womanhood bursting with intellect, but grounded in real-life experience. With her carefully chosen words, she invites readers into a deeper relationship with themselves, their communities, and the world at large." (Melissa A. Fabello, PhD, author of Appetite)

Beyond relevant!

Incredible book! Beautifully written and narrated, and almost impossible to put down. The author does an amazing job at sharing her story, the story of many who deserve to be seen, and gifts you with an inclusive perspective. Must read!

Thank you ❤️

I am thankful that this book will be here for my daughters when they are old enough. And I am thankful that they will have someone who sees and hears them where I can not.

I loved it!

I don’t want to give too much of the book away. I loved hearing her stories and her beautiful perspective. I feel validated in my decisions in how to deal with my own white racist in laws. I wish I read something like this a long time ago.

I cried through out this book tears of love.

I loved this book so much! The love letter I needed so much. Mil gracias por este libro.

Finding Self-Expression

Living with one foot in two worlds, self-expression has always been a struggle. I found this book to be like a letter from a friend who was encouraging me to accept myself as I am and not to apologize for it.

A must read err listen

Listening to Prisca and her story felt like I was listening to my own story at times. Highly recommend for everyone struggling to find the words to your experience or make sense of it.

WOW! Prisca Dorcas Mojica RodriqueZ

My first review ever- having the author read her book was an amazing listening experience. I highly recommend this book- she is real, inspiring, clear in her message, factual, fair and humble.

A book for us

This book was written unlike any other book I’ve ever read, Hearing Prisca read her own book with her tones and emotions was moving. Thank you, Prisca, you showed me how us Brown girls are connected even in our differences.

Encantada!

Such a great read, with lots to think about.
Muy buen libro, me dio mucho de que pensar.

Amazing

What a beautiful opportunity to dig deep into my own brain and heart. The author is clear and direct with what it's like to be a Latina immigrant who navigates life figuring out who she truly is. I cried more than I ever anticipated. The topics navigated were a clear reflection of things I experienced as a Latina growing up and I never thought that anyone else could have felt this way. Love, Love, Love this book!