▁to ▁“ prote ct ” ▁Black ▁culture ▁and ▁maintain ▁their ▁accept ance ▁by ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁community .< ▁ ▁N omin ations ▁▁▁ ▁Final ist ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁NA AC P ▁Image ▁Awards ▁in ▁the ▁Non - F iction ▁Liter ature ▁Category . ▁ ▁Public ▁Re views ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁G wen ▁If ill ▁exam ines ▁both ▁Mel issa ▁Har iss - Per ry ' s ▁“ S ister ▁Cit izen ” ▁and ▁“ Who ’ s ▁Af raid ▁of ▁Post - Black ness ”, ▁she ▁writes ▁about ▁the ▁significance ▁both ▁books ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁dec ades ▁of ▁struggle ▁that ▁Americans ▁have ▁had ▁with ▁defining ▁race . ▁If ill ▁claims ▁that ▁Mel issa ▁Harris ▁Perry ' s ▁novel ▁“ app lies ▁a ▁social ▁scient ist ’ s ▁rig or ” ▁to ▁give ▁voice ▁to ▁the ▁“ unique ▁experiences ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁women .” ▁She ▁del ves ▁into ▁the ▁intros pective ▁aspect ▁of ▁Harris - Per ry ' s ▁work , ▁If ill ▁describes ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁race ▁as ▁being ▁“ do z ens ▁of ▁sh ades ▁of ▁gray .” ▁ ▁She ▁follows ▁that ▁up ▁by ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Harris - Per ry ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁“ con vin ced ” ▁that ▁“ Amer icans ▁are ▁prepared ▁to ▁tack le ” ▁“ re defin itions .” ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁books ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁K eng - K y uy ol ▁() ▁is