Best Books For Hip-Hop Feminists
The 8 Books Every Hip-Hop Feminist Should Read
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"Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For the Well-Being of Black Women" by Shanita Hubbard ($17)
"Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For the Well-Being of Black Women" interrogates the "ride or die" trope that expects Black women to give much of their labour to others without limits or reciprocity. Shanita Hubbard, a former therapist and academic, argues that this mentality, which often appears in hip-hop, has left Black women burned out and exhausted. Ultimately, Hubbard suggests that reclaiming one's energy, divorcing self-worth from labour performed, and losing the ride-or-die myth can be immensely healing and powerful.