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Title:

Black girl, white school : thriving, surviving, and "no, you can't touch my hair" : an anthology / edited by Olivia V.G. Clarke.

Publisher:

Lifeslice Media,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xi, [107] pages : 23 cm

Subject:

Teenage girls--Juvenile literature.
Women--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.
Racism--Juvenile literature.
De facto school segregation--Juvenile literature.
Discrimination--Juvenile literature.
Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Essays.
Poetry.
Anecdotes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Code switching -- On Blackness -- Black girl magic -- Minorities unite -- What I wish I had -- Resilience -- Permission to be vulnerable -- And.

Summary:

Listen to Black women and Black girls. Navigating predominantly white institutions (PWI) as a young Black girl provides amazing opportunities as well as challenging experiences. The poems, anecdotes, and entries found in this book seek to provide support and guidance for Black girls in PWI's and are written by Black girls and women who are current or past attendees of PWI's. Topics include hair, friendship, dating, motivation, information, racism, self-esteem, and more. Edited by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activist and teen author Olivia V.G. Clarke; featuring selections from Gabrielle Clarke, Marissa Glonek, Yolanda Durden, Soraya Patterson, Lydia Patterson, Aminah Aliu, Tiara McKinney, Tiia McKinney, Makayla Terrell, Ndeye Thioubou, Sarah Holston, Katie Quander, Courtney Pascol, McKenzie Stringer, Gabby Anthony, and Ka'Isis Lee.

ISBN:

0989776948
9780989776943

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1198612422

Locations:

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)