Black Girl, White School: Thriving, Surviving and No, You Can't Touch My Hair - E-book - ePub

"Remarkable anthology brims with solidarity for Black girls." - (5 Stars) CommonSenseMedia  Listen to Black women and Black girls. Navigating predominantly white institutions (PWI) as a young Black girl provides amazing opportunities and challenging experiences. The poems, anecdotes, and entries found in this book seek to provide support and guidance for Black girls in predominately white institutions (PWI) and are written by Black girls and women who are current or past attendees of PWIs.
Hair, friendship, dating, motivation, information, racism, self-esteem - nothing is off limits. Fans of "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone, "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo will love this non-fiction look at life as a Black girls in white schools by girls who have lived it. This non-fiction book for kids and young adults is edited by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activist and teen author Olivia V.
G. Clarke. Selections from the following writers, poets and leaders: Gabrielle Clarke, Terreece M. Clarke, Marissa Glonek, Yolanda Durden, Soraya Patterson, Lydia Patterson, Aminah Aliu, Tiara McKinney, Tiia McKinney, Makayla Terrell, Ndeye Thioubou, Sarah Holston, Katie Quander, Courtney Pascol, McKenzie Stringer, Gabby Anthony and Ka'Isis Lee.