Blindsided

Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

• Author(s): Dawn Downey,
• Publisher: Dawn Downey
• Pages: 83
• ISBN_10: 0996324089
  ISBN_13: 9780996324083
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Collections / Essays , Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs , Biography & Autobiography / Women ,

Description:... How does a black woman maintain her sense of self, when most of her friends are white? In public spaces and private, Dawn Downey is under attack by an onslaught of microaggressions. She struggles to find balance between personal relationships and personal integrity. In the process, she unconsciously takes on characteristics of the privileged. But after a photo of a racist toy shows up in her social media feed, she discovers her black power.