For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts - by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"For generations, women of color have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism in this country, and too often, they have felt that they had to face these challenges alone. Through her writing, her activism, and through founding Latina Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodrâiguez fought to create community to help women fight together. Now her new book For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts offers wisdom and a liberating path forward for all fellow Brown girls. Her new book addresses a range of issues: How can Brown girls survive, and thrive, in spaces that were never meant for us? How do we feel pride when we're forced to code-switch? How can we deal with our own imposter syndrome? How do we free ourselves from internalized racism, when it comes to colorism within our communities? And what does it mean to decolonize our worldview? Chapter by chapter, Mojica Rodrâiguez not only defines these terms, she crafts powerful new ways to address these challenges. She defies "universal" white narratives by telling her own stories. She gives readers access to the knowledge that changed her life and powered her activism. Too often Brown girls have had to strive and climb and force themselves into predominantly white spaces that were never built for them. Here Mojica Rodrâiguez crafts a love letter and a manifesto to Brown girls, guiding them toward women who have innovated a sense of pride and sisterhood when the dominant community has failed them. In the end, this timely and urgent book energizes a movement with essential tools to help women speak up and make change. May it spark a fire within you"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The founder of Latina Rebels' "electrifying debut" (<i>LA Times</i>) arms women of color with the tools and knowledge they need to find success on their own terms </b> <p/>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 <i>For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts</i>, 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. <p/>May it spark a fire within you.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Rodriguez's life has been challenging, which is why, she says, she wrote this powerful book: to connect to other BIPOC women and girls who understand her background and to show those readers that they are seen and important...Highly recommended." <br> --<i><b>Library Journal</b></i><br><br>"Thought-provoking and enlightening... beautifully and earnestly written to reach the hearts of women of color working toward justice and equity. The book may also be instructional for non-Latinx folks: it offers a valuable lesson in decentering our world view, so we may humbly listen and understand." <br> --<i><b>Seattle Book Review</b></i><br><br><br> "Through her intimate storytelling and warm embrace of the Black and brown girls she writes for, Rodríguez also gently holds the reader as she invites them on the painful path toward freedom." <br> --<i><b>POPSUGAR Latina</b></i><br><br>"Anyone who has ever felt stepped on or pushed aside could benefit from reading [this book]... in her manual for fighting generations of sexism, racism and classism, Mojica Rodriguez pushes readers to step outside their comfort zone, sit in someone else's seat and understand the struggle."--<i><b>CNBC.com</b></i><br><br>"Prisca works to empower women of color by sharing her own experiences and stories of decolonizing her mentality. With vulnerable insight into her hopes and fears, her words will undoubtedly motivate you to fight for your own voice."--<i><b>BE Latina</b></i><br><br>"This memoir/guide/educational resource is ultimately a love letter to brown girls that's also a testament to the power of reclaiming your identity in the face of white supremacy."--<i><b>HipLatina</b></i><br><br>"Required reading...A celebration of brownness at a vital moment [and] a manual for tapping into brown girls' power... Mojica Rodríguez's electrifying debut channels mesmeric prose to heal the wounds of white supremacy." <br> --<b>Jean Guerrero</b>, <i><b>Los Angeles Times</b></i><br><br>"Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez writes about her own life story, colonialism, imposter syndrome, colorism, meritocracy, intersectionality, and how women can break free from systemic oppressions that hold them back. Part memoir, part empowering guide."--<i><b>People en Espanol - September Issue</b></i><br><br>"Tackles racism, colorism, classism, the immigrant experience, and more in ways that are honest, relatable, refreshing, and inspiring" <p/> --<i><b>Reader's Digest</b></i><br><br>"Impassioned and accessible... Aiming to redistribute knowledge she gained during her graduate studies to young women who may not have access to higher education, Mojica Rodríguez interweaves her life story with primers on such concepts as colonialism, the myth of meritocracy, the male gaze, and intersectionality... this is an inspiring and well-informed call to action."--<i><b>Publisher's Weekly</b></i><br><br>"Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is among the most brilliant Latina thinkers of our generation... Here, she explores the inequalities of race, class and gender, discussing issues of code-switching, colorism, intersectional feminism, decolonization and more."--<i><b>Mitu</b></i><br><br><p>"In this book, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez shares truths with precision and unapologetic vulnerability, and teaches us?through her stories and insights. Her book is a deep and profound gift for her readers. A necessary?and treasured read for generations to come.<b>"</b> </p>--<i><b>Johanna Toruño, Salvadoran Multi Media Artist & Founder of The Unapologetic Street Series</b></i><br><br><p>"Prisca is a Latinx voice who calls for accountability, healing, and growth in her book<i>.</i> Her writing will connect with our communities, who are seeing themselves represented for the first time. A breath of fresh air."</p>--<i><b>Curly Velasquez, Queer Actor and Writer</b></i><br><br><p>"This is the Brown girl manifesto I've been waiting for my whole life." </p>--<i><b>Erika L. Sánchez, author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter</b></i><br><br>"I will never forget when Prisca sent me the kindest of messages about the outlet I had founded in 2011 and how it inspired her to set her own course as a influential writer, voice and author. Prisca has the unique talent to speak to her generation with honesty, fearlessness and truth. Her latest work is foundational in understanding what it means to be a Brown girl today." <br> --<i><b>Julio Ricardo Varela, award-winning journalist and founder, Latino Rebels</b></i><br><br>"I wish I had found this book as a sixteen-year-old, then as a twenty-six-year-old, and again now. Prisca writes with the familiar voice of an older prima that wants to teach you everything she's learned. This book is beyond a love letter. It a reckoning and an affirmation that there is power beyond the fear of our fearlessness. This book has fed me what I did not know I hungered for."--<i><b>Yesika Salgado, author of Corazón</b></i><br><br>"Prisca has crafted a fierce and vibrant book that brings to life the secret fears and profound hopes of so many brown girls, across so many communities of color. She is a brilliant storyteller with a stunning voice. This is a book for brown girls to hold close."--<i><b>Sonalee Rashatwar LCSW MEd, Co-owner of Radical Therapy Center</b></i><br><br>"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."--<i><b>Melissa A. Fabello, PhD, author of Appetite</b></i><br><br>"Searing and revolutionary, this book blazes a trail towards liberation." --<i><b>Diane Guerrero, author of In the Country We Love</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez </b>is a writer and activist working to shift the national conversation on race. She is the founder of Latina Rebels, which boasts over 350,000 followers across social media platforms, and she has appeared on NPR, <i>Teen Vogue</i>, <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, Huffington Post Latino Voices, Telemundo, and Univision. She was invited to the Obama White House in 2016 and has spoken at over 100 universities in the past three years, including Princeton, Dartmouth, and Wesleyan. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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