What looks like crazy on an ordinary day by pearl cleage, tumbling by diane mckinneywhetstone, dre. Being black in america can be hazardous to your health. Of course, there were other books i read with black girls featured, but this was the first time id read a book and saw a black girl as the star of the story, as someone more than either a rival. Books by black women we cant wait to read in 2020 refinery29. The good girl and bad girl dichotomy, as chronicled by monique w. Like marley dias, so many of you have asked for books with black girls as the main characters. The book spotlights seven black women living in the same building in new york city and explores the very different paths that led them all to brewster place. There are so many wonderful picture books that feature strong, black females. Being able to see our realities reflected in the books we read has made us who we are. Writer kaitlyn greenidge on books every black woman should read.
Called a black womans cultural bible, thick is perhaps the best. Whens the last time you got lost in a really good book. Robinsons comprehensive guide to healing from sexual assault and abuse is a necessary resource for any black woman who has been affected. In baltimore and other segregated cities, the lifeexpectancy gap between african americans and whites is as much as 20 years. The everygirl is the ultimate online resource helping shape the creative, careerdriven woman to experience her life better lived. It should be mandatory reading for every black girl.
As a little girl, i dreamed of being a writer and author one day. Every black girl a 501c3 community based organization is a national campaign and program focused creating a. Ya books about black girls 8 ya books about black girls. When you also wish to be a writer, though, there is a special thrill in finding yourself in the work of other women of color. For harriets list of 100 books by black women everyone must read. When we pick up a book it allows us to stretch beyond our current knowledge and begin to think out of the box.
Seriously if i could oprah this book you get this book, you get this book, evvvvvveerrry body gets this book for every black woman i really would let me put this on my to do list. If you dont understand your history you allow anyone the media especially to tell you who you are, how youre supposed to feel and act. Check out a brief list of some of the books every young black woman should read. And if youre older and havent checked out these reads yet, please do. The criminalization of black girls in schools, is a. Hopkins tells the story of reuel briggs, a medical student who couldnt care less about being black and appreciating african history, but finds himself in ethiopia on an archeological trip. This collection of interconnected short stories perfect for fans of girl, woman, other earned gloria naylor a national book award for first fiction in 1983. Other than maya angelou, i do not recall being aware of any other books by. Here are dozens of book titles for every black youth to choose from and read. Today we celebrate the books that will broaden your childs imagination and open new worlds of. Welcome to bookish, unbothereds book hub for black girls who put the lit in literature. These books are sure to make every teen black girl feel empowered and selfdetermined.
Thanks to a fastpaced world of iphones, facebook and online news, it may have been a minute. Home black girls love books black women black women writing books 16 empowering books for teenage black girls. This is a story about emma lou morgan isnt a shamed of being black but is ashamed of the darkness of her. These inspirational books for women by women will give you all the motivation you need to get out there and start leading the life you want. Essays and speeches by audre lorde tackles views on feminism through the lens of being a black lesbian and how those two. From jezebel to mammy to the strong black woman, this book will. Since this is the year of the slay ive compiled a list of books that every black girl woman should read in order to uplift, elevate, empower, and slay her life. Books young black women needs to read in order to slay. When was the last time you read a book not from an app on your iphone that made you sigh in satisfaction once you reached the end. We must address the fact that sexual violence affects black girls and women at disproportionately high numbers. Ash is young girl left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother after her fathers death.
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