What I Know is Me: Black Girls Write About Their World
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767912144 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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With contributors hailing from all over the United States and the African diaspora, these stories are honest and courageous, dealing with everything from racial identity to family, sex and relationships, body image, and spirituality. Highlights include “The Basket,” a lyrical essay set in Haiti, where the author remembers her grandmother; “A Letter to the System,” a fiery poem about a girl who refuses to be held down by the government’s chains; and “The Choice,” a short story that showcases a teen trying to decide if she’s going to become a music video ho in order to earn money for college. There’s also a special section where Black women write words of inspiration for the younger generation. Working with award-winning adult writer Natasha Tarpley, Christen started to compile an anthology of short fiction, poems, and essays that would feature the many facets of Black girlhood. In What I Know Is Me, Black girls will finally see and hear themselves in their own voic
She plays four instruments and has performed with the New York Philharmonic. She has also appeared as a student leader and youth representative on several television shows, as well as in Essence and the New York Times. She lives in Chicago.. CHRISTEN SATCHELLE is a music major at Seton Hall University. She lives in New Jersey. NATASHA TARPLEYis the author of several children’s books, including I Love My Hair!,and the memoir G
As in any anthology written by young people, the entries display a wide range of writing ability. Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. A timely, important addition to the increasing body of literature about what it means to grow up female in America today. All rights reserved. From Booklist "Many African American girls feel as if there's a limit on the outlets we can use to express ourselves," writes Satchelle, a college student, musician, and youth leader. Citing recent titles, such as Nina Shandler's Ophelia Speaks (1999), in which young women voiced their experiences of growing up, Satchelle says that she and her African American friends felt left out of the discussion. But the voices, whether speaking in poems, raps, short fiction, or direct prose, will affect a wide audience with diverse, honest, insightful, and powerful experiences from across the continuums of class, race, and sexual prefer
PUT THIS BOOK BACK IN PRINT. I love this book. I have read it several times myself and now my granddaughter and I are reading it together. It's a great book in which to open dialogue about everything from self-image, hair, racism, boys, sex and being a black girl in a world where her beauty is over looked or demonized in tthe mainstream media. A definite reading for any girl coming of age.. Dadx"Excellent book" according to Dadx2. This is a great anthology. As a dad, it gave me a better understanding of the issues my daughter was dealing with and it also helped her tremendously to know how other girls and teens got through those same issues in a positive way. It started a meaningful dialogue between us which still continues today. I now want to buy another copy for my niece. Where can I find this book?. said Excellent book. This is a great anthology. As a dad, it gave me a better understanding of the issues my daughter was dealing with and it also helped her tremendously to know how other girls and teens got through those same issues in a positive way. It started a meaningful dialogue between us which still continues today. I now want to buy another copy for my niece. Where can I find this book?