An important and genuinely interesting collection representing a variety of perspectives across the Black British experience. This book is also well balanced in terms of the quality of individual entries. Recommended!
An ebook arc was provided by NetGalley for review purposes.

this book was archived before I was able to finish reading it. it was extremely good and well written.

Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke have called together 20 black women in the UK to write essays of what's next for black women. This follows their first book of essays called "Slay in Your Lane." Each woman takes a different approach to the combined threat of misogyny and racism. I learned so much from each of these writers. As I am an older white woman, these mostly young, black women have experienced life in a very different way than I have. I loved Siana Bangura's proposal that we start referring to brown and black people as Global Majority Peoples (GPM). I would love to see this happen! Elisabeth Fapuro suggested that black people in a largely white society are "not allowed to occupy the middle." They are either seen as exceptional (when they are successful) or poor, criminal, etc. Jendella Benson brings up the fact that black, female journalists and politicians receive the majority of abuse directed at these two professions, as compared to white females or white or black males. There is so much information in these essays and it's about time that our eyes were opened. I will definitely look for other books by these authors!

Unique and compelling story from a smart vantage point--looking forward to sharing this with friends, students, and book clubs.

QOTD: How would you describe your perfect cozy day in?

It’s been snowing for days here in NJ, and today I blocked out a (albeit short and distracted) block of time to, “day read.” Usually, I reserve reading physical text for nights after the kids have gone to bed, but my fave thing about a snow day is snuggling up with a book.

Couldn’t let the day go by without wishing a happy pub day to Loud Black Girls, a collection of essays by 20 Black British writers, edited by @elizabethuviebinene & @yomi.adegoke, about their experiences and expectations being Black Women in Britain.

I really appreciated the different voices and their individual stories. Someone told me recently that you can talk to one person of a certain demographic and they can have a very specific experience, but unless you talk to 100 people from that demographic, you still only have a story, or a handful of stories.

I’m usually not into short stories or essays, but really enjoyed reading this book and really valued the different perspectives. I’ve thought so much this week about something illustrated all of the way in the beginning about how all people are judged with white men as the baseline. I’m a couple of years into my, “racial reconciliation,” journey, but it’s still things like that I take for granted as a white woman.

@thebookalert & @bookedupandbusy both had great reviews on this one that I wanted to share! So, def check them out for more thoughts!

Thank you @netgalley for this e-arc!!

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This was a fantastic collection of essays from Black British writers. The essay topics ranged from media, social media, immigration, parenting, finances, racism, and mixed race identity. I really enjoyed that each author had a short introduction, showcasing their work, accomplishments and an idea of what each essay would be about. Each essay was unique and personal. Would recommend!

Thank you to the authors, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene, as well as Harper 360 and NetGalley for providing a copy to review.

Loud Black Girls is an anthology of essays written by some truly inspiring Black Women. I've never read a book like this, a series of essays based on a singular topic but in different environments.

These stories provoked several emotions in me Laughter, Anger, and Sorrow. I found this book to be reflective and informative.


Favorite quote from this book; “It is not racist to speak of Black people. It is racist to deny that you see color. It is racist for difference to be a problem.”

I highly recommend this book to all women.
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was such an amazing and timely collection of essays! Normally in anthologies I feel like the stories can be hit or miss, but I thought all of these were amazing! This should be required reading for everyone.

4 stars

CW- racism, transphobia

Absolutely amazing. All the different point of views were super fascinating. All of their stories were unique and had something important to share.

I thought this was an incredible read; for one, I thought the UK "version" of this was fantastic. As a black creator and human in this world, you never know how things affect others and other communities and how they live and survive. Loud Black Girls was sincere and honest and wonderful.

Often times we think of racism and marginalization of People of color (POC) as an American issue when in fact it is a world issue. The stories, poems, and essays shine a light on the African experience in the UK. The accounts are first hand knowledge of the 'isms and violence visited upon communities and the writer simply because of the color of their skin.

This may be a hard read for some but it is a necessary one. We cannot change the world and our own thinking without learning about the experiences of others. Thank you to the authors of this book.

A dynamic collection of stories from black women detailing their accounts of living at the intersection of womanhood and blackness. A personal look at each writers story in an artful, though-provoking way.