Book
Dear Black girls : how to be true to you / A'ja Wilson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250290045 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 175 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Moment of Lift Books, Flatiron Books, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- It all started with a birthday party -- The best gift a girl could ask for -- Clichés don't stand a change against 13 -- Queen of mediocre -- The Nonsense Detector -- Grief doesn't care about your neat little boxes -- Do not chomp that cheese -- Always measure your dress sitting down -- It's OK to be not OK -- If you can see her, you can be her. |
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| Subject: | Wilson, A'ja, 1996- African American young women. Racism > United States. Sexism > United States. Success > United States. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 305.2308996073 Wil | 31681010411320 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America. This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are "too loud" and "too emotional." This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new." This is for my Black girls. In this empowering and deeply personal collection-adapted from and expandedupon the piece of the same name in The Players' Tribune-WNBA star A'ja Wilson shares stories from her life. Despite gold medals, championships, and a list of accolades, Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rug. To not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously. As a fourth grader going to a primarily white school in South Carolina, she was told she'd have to stay outside for a classmate's birthday party. "Huh?" she asked. Because the birthday girl's father didn't like Black people. Wilson tells stories like this: stories that held her down but didn't stop her. She shares her contribution to "The Talk," and how to keep fighting, all while igniting strength, resilience, and passion. Dear Black Girls is one remarkable author's necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America today-and an of-the-moment rally cry to lift up women and girls everywhere"-- - Baker & Taylor
The Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today and how she overcame the feeling of being swept under the rug while growing up. 150,000 first printing. - McMillan Palgrave
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
âThrough honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, Aâja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there.â ?Gabrielle Union
This one is for all the girls with an apostrophe in their names.
This is for all the girls who are labeled âtoo loudâ and âtoo emotional.â
This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, âOh, what did you do with your hair? Thatâs new.â
This is for my Black girls.
Despite gold medals, WNBA championships, and a list of accolades, Aâja Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rugâto not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously. As a fourth grader going to a primarily white school in South Carolina, Aâja was told sheâd have to stay outside for a classmateâs birthday party. âHuh?â she asked. Because the birthday girlâs father didnât like Black people.
Wilson tells stories like this, about how even when life tried to hold her down, it didnât stop her. She shares her contribution to âThe Talk,â and how to keep fighting, all while igniting strength, passion, and joy. Dear Black Girls is a necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America todayâand a rallying cry to lift up women and girls everywhere.
â?D?ear Black Girls is filled with phenomenal stories and empowering insight on what it means to be a woman in todayâs world. I didnât want to put it down.â ?Tunde Oyeneyin, New York Times bestselling author of Speak
