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A review by matmatmatty
GIRL: Essays on Black womanhood by Kenya Hunt, Kenya Hunt
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
5.0
This is a beautiful collection of essays on the topic of black womanhood from Kenya Hunt (and a few others). Kenya talks about her experiences as a black woman, as a black american, as an american living in the UK, as a black mother, and a black editor.
I came into this wanting to see the best, but I have read books on Black womanhood that left me feeling that I didn't get much out of it. However this collection gave me so much to think about and I really am glad that I read this one.
The different aspects of being a Black woman that is discussed in the book are really interesting - there are some really interesting points made and hearing from Black women talking about their experiences in their roles and talking about areas of their expertise whilst also talking about the experience of being black throughout that was genuinely really interesting to read and I feel like I have learned a lot about myself from this.
Would recommend this to everyone honestly, but especially anyone who is interested in hearing more about the black female experience. I think young black women like me can get a lot out of this as well.
I came into this wanting to see the best, but I have read books on Black womanhood that left me feeling that I didn't get much out of it. However this collection gave me so much to think about and I really am glad that I read this one.
The different aspects of being a Black woman that is discussed in the book are really interesting - there are some really interesting points made and hearing from Black women talking about their experiences in their roles and talking about areas of their expertise whilst also talking about the experience of being black throughout that was genuinely really interesting to read and I feel like I have learned a lot about myself from this.
Would recommend this to everyone honestly, but especially anyone who is interested in hearing more about the black female experience. I think young black women like me can get a lot out of this as well.
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy
Minor: War