... calls a super-strong Black mother. For most black males, they think that this is a good image, but in reality, it just allows black women to be more socially oppressed. Collins quotes from another author that in many African-American communities, "the idea that mothers should live lives of sacrifice has come to be seen as the norm." This makes black women ... meet the political, social, and economic challenges of today. Bibliography Collins, Patricia Hill. Black Feminist Thought. New York and London: Routledge, 2000. Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth. Foreword. Southern Mothers: Facts and Fiction...

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