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A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Loud Black Girls: 20 Black Women Writers Ask: What's Next? by Elizabeth Uviebinené, Yomi Adegoke
5.0
What a great essay collection. I felt like I could connect so much to what was being said.
I enjoyed the variety of topics covered in this anthology and favourites included:
-To be seen and heard, that is where the power is by Candice Braithwaite.
-The 'Shuri' Effect: the age of #blackexcellence, the falsehood of black mediocrity and the absence of the Black Middle by Elisabeth Fapuro. This was amazing. I shared some of this with my boss as the day before we had a BLM workshop for some students and it highlighted a lot of the things I was trying to say.
-Eating Britain's Rascim by Kuba Shand-Baptiste. This really brought to light how many black kids try to westernised themselves, even in the simple things of food and the acceptance (or lack thereof) of their culture in comparison to their white friends, and what is seen as "normal" and what "should" be eaten, which often times is from the white perspective.
-The Meghan Markle Effect made mixed race identity a hot topic, but are we any futher forward? By Phoebe Parke
-As loud as Lagos Traffic by Princess Peace. I especially liked the poetry sprinkled within this essay.
-A crocus ruminates: 30 thoughts on turning 30 by Selina Thompson
-What happens next? By Sheila Atim
-Who built it and with what wood? : a black feminist 10-point (ish) programme for transformation by Siana Bangura.
Homecoming by Yemisi Adegoke. This was a strong final essay, courtesy of one of the creators of the anthology's sister, talking about an interesting experience of being a returnee in Nigeria.
This was such a great collection and I'll have to go back and read the first book.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
I enjoyed the variety of topics covered in this anthology and favourites included:
-To be seen and heard, that is where the power is by Candice Braithwaite.
-The 'Shuri' Effect: the age of #blackexcellence, the falsehood of black mediocrity and the absence of the Black Middle by Elisabeth Fapuro. This was amazing. I shared some of this with my boss as the day before we had a BLM workshop for some students and it highlighted a lot of the things I was trying to say.
-Eating Britain's Rascim by Kuba Shand-Baptiste. This really brought to light how many black kids try to westernised themselves, even in the simple things of food and the acceptance (or lack thereof) of their culture in comparison to their white friends, and what is seen as "normal" and what "should" be eaten, which often times is from the white perspective.
-The Meghan Markle Effect made mixed race identity a hot topic, but are we any futher forward? By Phoebe Parke
-As loud as Lagos Traffic by Princess Peace. I especially liked the poetry sprinkled within this essay.
-A crocus ruminates: 30 thoughts on turning 30 by Selina Thompson
-What happens next? By Sheila Atim
-Who built it and with what wood? : a black feminist 10-point (ish) programme for transformation by Siana Bangura.
Homecoming by Yemisi Adegoke. This was a strong final essay, courtesy of one of the creators of the anthology's sister, talking about an interesting experience of being a returnee in Nigeria.
This was such a great collection and I'll have to go back and read the first book.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén