▁African ▁American ▁women ▁through ▁enfor ced ▁policy . ▁ ▁S app hire , ▁otherwise ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁angry ▁Black ▁woman , ▁is ▁a ▁s tere ot ype ▁defined ▁by ▁“ always ▁[ be ing ] ▁angry ▁about ▁something ” ▁explains ▁Harris - Per ry . ▁ ▁She ▁describes ▁these ▁women ▁as ▁being ▁defined ▁as ▁“ verb ally ▁ab us ive ”, ▁loud , ▁em as cul ating , ▁over t ly ▁angry , ▁and ▁quick ▁to ▁anger . ▁She ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁s tere ot ype ▁sil ences ▁and ▁opp ress es ▁Black ▁women , ▁stating ▁that ▁African ▁American ▁women ▁can ' t ▁express ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁v ex ation ▁in ▁a ▁political ▁or ▁public ▁space . ▁She ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁would ▁label ▁them ▁“ ir r ation ally ▁angry ,” ▁and ▁remove ▁any ▁valid ity ▁or ▁significance ▁from ▁their ▁argument . ▁ ▁Mel issa ▁Harris - Per ry ▁describes ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁Black ▁woman ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁women ▁to ▁“ push ▁back ” ▁against ▁the ▁mis re present ations ▁surrounding ▁their ▁identity . ▁She ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁ideal ized ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁independent , ▁hard working , ▁and ▁t ena cious ▁Black ▁woman ▁is ▁fully ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁the ▁Black ▁community . ▁Harris - Per ry ▁ca utions ▁of ▁limitations ▁and ▁obst acles ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁Black ▁woman ▁s tere ot ype , ▁despite ▁the ▁positive ▁image ▁it ▁presents ▁to ▁young ▁girls . ▁One ▁of