A Black Girl in the Middle - Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out

''Growing up in Queens, I didn''t know being named Shenequa was considered "ghetto" or uncouth. It was only later in life that I realized I was being judged by a decision I had no control over... I will examine the double-standard Black girls with big names like Shenequa face, and the quick math we have to calculate when trying to de-escalate drama.'' In A BLACK GIRL IN THE MIDDLE, Shenequa''s timely, compelling, and blazingly honest essay collection, grants the opportunity to hold up her magnifying glass to not only her own experiences, but those of young Black women everywhere. Covering identity-searching themes of white supremacy, feminism, misogyny, love, sex, and heartbreak with her trademark wit and originality, A BLACK GIRL IN THE MIDDLE will appeal to readers of SLAY IN YOUR LANE, Candice Brathwaite, and Issa Rae. Each chapter represents a different theme and though American, these essays are very relatable to Black girls everywhere, to the point where it felt like I might have written it myself. This isn''t just a book about Black women''s trauma, it is also a book that embraces and celebrates the things that make us different.

Product details

• Authors: Shenequa Golding
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2024
• EAN: 9781472297709
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-9770-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Art; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Memoirs, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Autobiography: arts and entertainment