{"product_id":"carefree-black-girls","title":"Carefree Black Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Kirkus Review's Best Books About Being Black in America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful... Calling for Black women (in and out of the public eye) to be treated with empathy, Blay’s pivotal work will engage all readers, especially fans of Mikki Kendall’s Hood Feminism.\" ―Kirkus (Starred)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn empowering and celebratory portrait of Black women―from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was “a way to carve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, Carefree Black Girls, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture--writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars--whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny, and stereotypes. Blay celebrates the strength and fortitude of these Black women, while also examining the many stereotypes and rigid identities that have clung to them. In writing that is both luminous and sharp, expansive and intimate, Blay seeks a path forward to a culture and society in which Black women and their art are appreciated and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53914671251766,"sku":"9781250231567","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6893\/5734\/files\/9781250231567.jpg?v=1776364343","url":"https:\/\/www.kindredbook.shop\/products\/carefree-black-girls","provider":"Kindred Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}