Loud Black Girls
20 Black Women Writers Ask: What’s Next?
by Yomi Adegoke; Elizabeth Uviebinené
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Pub Date Oct 01 2020 | Archive Date Feb 23 2021
Harper 360 | Fourth Estate
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Description
An important and timely anthology of black British writing, edited and curated by the authors of the highly acclaimed, ground-breaking Slay In Your Lane. Slay in Your Lane Presents: Loud Black Girls features essays from the diverse voices of twenty established and emerging black British writers.
‘I so enjoyed stepping inside the minds of these younger women who have so much to say, so much to express, so much to challenge’ Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize winning authour of Girl, Woman, Other
Being a loud black girl isn't about the volume of your voice; and using your voice doesn't always mean speaking the loudest or dominating the room. Most of the time it’s simply existing as your authentic self in a world that is constantly trying to tell you to minimise who you are.
Now that we’ve learnt how to Slay in our Lanes, what’s next?
Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, authors of the acclaimed Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, invite the next generation of black women in Britain – authors, journalists, actors, activists and artists – to explore what it means to them to exist in these turbulent times.
From assessing the cultural impact of Marvel's Black Panther, to celebrating activism in local communities. From asking how we can secure the bag while staying true to our principles, or how we can teach our daughters to own their voices, to reclaiming our culinary heritage, the essays in Loud Black Girls offer funny touching and ultimately insightful perspectives on the question of ‘What’s Next?’
Foreword by Bernardine Evaristo
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780008342616 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Kate C, Reviewer
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.
Educator 550974
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.
Katie M, Reviewer
Absolutely amazing. All the different point of views were super fascinating. All of their stories were unique and had something important to share.
Reviewer 562795
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.
Ellamay U, Reviewer
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
Rebecca S, Reviewer
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.
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