Book HackDear Black GirlBy Tamara Winfrey Harris
In a Nutshell
Dear Black Girl is a collection of supportive, inspiring letters from Black women to Black girls put together by American author Tamara Winfrey-Harris.
Favorite Quote
When you begin to see your own light - that special thing that makes you like no other, guard it. Don't let anyone steal or dim your light.
Celeste Williams, journalist
Introduction
Despite some forward progress, Black women and girls in the U.S. still endure discrimination and stereotyping on a daily basis.
Tamara Winfrey-Harris is an American writer, journalist, and co-founder of Centering Sisters and the Black Women's Writing Society.
Winfrey-Harris' first book, The Sisters Are Alright, is an international bestseller that tackles anti-Black-women stereotypes and the experiences of Black women in the U.S.
In Dear Black Girl, Winfrey-Harris' collates a selection from her Letters to Black Girls project, in which she invited Black women to address Black girls aged 13-21.
These inspiring and supportive letters reflect on childhood experiences of discrimination, difficult family relationships, racial violence, and sexual assault.
Dear Black Girl is a source of support for Black girls and a reminder that inspiring and successful Black women once went through the same things as them.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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