Anthony Salazar's Reviews > Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman

I happened to be reading an essay by Audre Lorde pertaining to racism and how it angers her, prior to this book. So, as you can imagine, the first chapter of Iconic was quite ironic -- conflicting with lorde's response to inequality. However, the article was written in the 80s and, of course, things have changed since then. In today's time, I'm sure Lorde would have loved Michelle for her patience. Iconic is definitely a great read for those interested in African-American, feminist literature. It opens up a historical doorway to black American women in today's society, exemplified by political, famous, literary, and musical women of the 70s-80s.