Super Sad Black Girl - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Super Sad Black Girl write by Diamond Sharp. This book was released on 2022-12-13. Super Sad Black Girl available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Diamond Sharp’s Super Sad Black Girl is a love letter to her hometown of Chicago, where her speaker finds solace and community with her literary idols in the hopes of answering the question: What does it look like when Black women are free? Lorraine Hansberry and Gwendolyn Brooks appear throughout, counseling the speaker as she navigates her own depression and exploratory questions about the “Other Side,” as do Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, and other Black women who have been murdered by police violence. Sharp’s poetry is self-assured, playful, and imaginative, reminiscent of Langston Hughes with its precision and brevity. The book explores purgatorial, in-between spaces that the speaker occupies, as she struggles to find a place, a time, where she can live safely and freely. With her skillful use of repetition, particularly with her series of concrete poems, lines and voices echo across the book so the reader, too, feels suspended within Sharp’s lyric moments. Super Sad Black Girl is a compassionate and ethereal depiction of mental illness from a promising and powerful poet.
The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Other Black Girl write by Zakiya Dalila Harris. This book was released on 2021-06-01. The Other Black Girl available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Hulu Original Series Coming Soon “Riveting, fearless, and vividly original” (Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author), this instant New York Times bestseller explores the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career. Having joined Wagner Books to honor the legacy of Burning Heart, a novel written and edited by two Black women, she had thought that this animosity was a relic of the past. Is Nella ready to take on the fight of a new generation? “Poignant, daring, and darkly funny, The Other Black Girl will have you stressed and exhilarated in equal measure through the very last twist” (Vulture). The perfect read for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace.
Carefree Black Girls
Carefree Black Girls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carefree Black Girls write by Zeba Blay. This book was released on 2021-10-19. Carefree Black Girls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of Kirkus Review's Best Books About Being Black in America "Powerful... Calling for Black women (in and out of the public eye) to be treated with empathy, Blay’s pivotal work will engage all readers, especially fans of Mikki Kendall’s Hood Feminism." —Kirkus (Starred) An empowering and celebratory portrait of Black women—from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B. In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was “a way to carve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online.” In this collection of essays, Carefree Black Girls, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture--writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars--whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny, and stereotypes. Blay celebrates the strength and fortitude of these Black women, while also examining the many stereotypes and rigid identities that have clung to them. In writing that is both luminous and sharp, expansive and intimate, Blay seeks a path forward to a culture and society in which Black women and their art are appreciated and celebrated.
Sad Black Girl
Sad Black Girl - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sad Black Girl write by Harmony Edosomwan. This book was released on 2019-04-16. Sad Black Girl available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sad Black Girl (SBG) is a collection of poetry, art,tips,and activities that explores the difficulties of dealing with mental illness. Sad Black Girl was first created as an outlet for the author, Harmony Edosomwan, to discuss her struggles with depression, but through time, the purpose of SBG has shifted. It is not only an outlet for the author herself, but can be used as a space for others to release and learn. Society tells Black girls that we aren't allowed to feel. When we do try, we are barraged with a number of stereotypes, insults, and apathy. But here, in the world of Sad Black Girl, we can feel. There is no judgement here. No stereotypes. No expectations. You can let everything out, without holding back. This a safe space filled with unconditional love and support. Sad Black Girl can't cover every sad black girl's experiences, because sad black girls aren't monolithic. However, this collection of poetry and art is for sad black girls,by fellow sad black girls/femmes. With the rising rates of suicide among Black youth it is imperative for Black and Brown communities to break from the stigma of mental illness. It's time for society as a whole to destigmatize mental illness. There are ways to deal with and understand your inner pains and traumas. This book doesn't contain answers, but it is real and raw, and folks will be able to gain tips from people who are are "going through it" as well. This book is intended for Black and Brown audiences, but has since been accepted by a variety of other communities as well. Everyone and anyone can gain and learn from Sad Black Girl.
A Black Girl's Tears (The Poetry)
A Black Girl's Tears (The Poetry) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Black Girl's Tears (The Poetry) write by DeShon E. Rowland. This book was released on 2014-07-25. A Black Girl's Tears (The Poetry) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A black girls tears are poems that take you on my journey of heartbreak, hope, family, and love. When you first see the title Im sure you assume that this book is full of sad poems; but I've learned that tears are a form of strength in many ways. If the sun shined all the time nothing could grow; things would burn up and there would be no harvest. Tears are like the rain; they help to cleanse and come in many forms. They can derive from joy, pain, confusion, frustration, happiness and LIFE. This is a collection of my thoughts, my heart, my faith, and my voice. I hope when you read this you are able to connect to some of the things I have gone through. What I hope more than anything; is that the message Im trying to convey reaches you, and that message is love. At the end of the day love is all that matters and I will always believe in the power of true love. I feel I was created to share these words, and I've been waiting my entire life for this. The tears that this black girl has cried have brought me to this moment; I hope you enjoy.
