Summary

Saad writes that Day 9 through Day 11 focus on dynamics of ‘anti-Blackness,’ meaning social dynamics that are harmful to Black people. Saad warns that these days of the program have proven to be quite emotionally difficult for readers. Day 9 focuses on anti-Blackness against Black women. Black women are often viewed by white society as being neither women nor people. In media, Black women are underrepresented, and they most often portray roles that are subservient to storylines of the main white characters. Misogyny against Black women has deadly effects, such as the fact that “According to the CDC, Black women in the United States are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts” (88). Saad writes that “empowerment of Black women is one of the biggest threats to white supremacy” (91) and that white supremacy often attempts to demonize and...