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Author:
Sesali Bowen
Publisher:
Amistad
Date:
October 5, 2021
Entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen's Bad Fat Black Girl combines feminist theory, a gendered analysis of contemporary hip-hop, and the author's personal narrative.
What The Reviewers Say
[Bowen] meticulously deconstructs the elitist veil of feminism and honors Black women from the hood with long nails, loud voices, and tough exteriors. Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation.
Bold and winning.
This colloquial debut weaves memoir with cultural studies to illuminate genuine stories of surviving and thriving—and necessary lessons in between.
