Books Matriarch A Memoir by Tina Knowles (Author)

Childhood and Resilience

Knowles recounts early encounters with racism, including segregation's harsh rules enforced by her mother for survival, traumatic incidents like invasive exams, and family losses that built her fighter spirit. These stories highlight inherited pride from enslaved ancestors and defiance against systemic injustice.​

Family and Marriage

The memoir explores her 33-year marriage to Mathew Knowles, marked by love, infidelity, codependency, and eventual divorce, alongside raising creative daughters amid industry challenges. It emphasizes intergenerational caregiving, grief support, and therapy's role in processing pain.​

Later Growth

Post-divorce, Knowles embraces self-discovery, therapy, and independence as a designer and activist, affirming her "badass" identity while passing knowledge on feminism, creativity, and perseverance.​

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