Based on the African American Women\'s Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American Women feel pressure to com-promise their true selves as they navigate America\'s racial and gender bigotry.
They shift inward, internalizing the sear.
They shift "White" as they head to work in the morning and "Black" as they come back home each night.
They modify their speech.
Black Women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or their outer appearance.
Based on the African American Women\'s Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of African American Women feel pressure to com-promise their true selves as they navigate America\'s racial and gender bigotry