Girl :

By: Hunt, Kenya [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Richmond : MIRA, 2020Description: 288 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008371975 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Hunt, Kenya | Women, Black -- Social conditions | Women, Black -- Race identity | Society | Society & culture: general | True stories: general | Feminism & feminist theory | London, Greater London | New York | Biography: general | Memoirs | Anthologies: general | Literature: history & criticism | Gender studies: women & girlsDDC classification: 305.48896 LOC classification: HQ1163Summary: In the vein of Roxane Gay's 'Bad Feminist', but wholly its own, 'Girl' is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world. `Powerful, intelligent and vital - one of the year's must-reads' Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel.In the vein of Roxane Gay'sBad Feminist,but wholly its own, Girl is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, the reality of everyday life remains a complex, nuanced, contradiction-laden experience.Award-winning journalist and American in London Kenya Hunt threads razor sharp cultural observation through evocative and relatable stories, both illuminating our current cultural moment and transcending it.
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In the vein of Roxane Gay's 'Bad Feminist', but wholly its own, 'Girl' is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world. `Powerful, intelligent and vital - one of the year's must-reads' Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel.In the vein of Roxane Gay'sBad Feminist,but wholly its own, Girl is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, the reality of everyday life remains a complex, nuanced, contradiction-laden experience.Award-winning journalist and American in London Kenya Hunt threads razor sharp cultural observation through evocative and relatable stories, both illuminating our current cultural moment and transcending it.