Naked : black women bare all about their skin, hair, hips, lips, and other parts /

Contains over twenty essays in which African-American women discuss their bodies and physical characteristics, including selections from Iyanla Vanzant, Jill Scott, Melyssa Ford, and others.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Byrd, Ayana D., Solomon, Akiba
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 2005.
Edition:Perigee trade pbk. ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Sonia Sanchez
  • Introduction. Sowing beauty / Bethann Hardison, as told to the editors
  • Piropos / ayana Byrd
  • Black fuzzy thing / Asali Solomon
  • The curse of Ida Bell / Lori L. Tharps
  • Ho gear / Beverly Smith, as told to the editors
  • For colored girls / Aminata Cisse
  • Flesh is best / Jill Nelson
  • The free black woman / Akiba Solomon
  • Selling sexuality / Kelis, as told to Margeaus Watson
  • La Nera / Ayana Mathis
  • The curl / April Yvonne Garrett
  • Apples and pears / Tomika Anderson
  • Femme invisibility / Laini Madhubuti
  • Feeling pretty / Jill Scott, as told to the editors and Karen R. Good
  • Playing the vixen / Margeaux Watson
  • Cold turkey / asha bandele
  • In search of ... (A real-life body play in three acts) / Rosemary Matthews
  • The dark den / Cynthia Berry
  • My tush / Tracee Ellis Ross
  • Miss Piggy gets depressed, too / Elon D. Johnson
  • Dr. Feelgood / Hilda Hutcherson, as told to the editors
  • No fairy tale / Norell Gaincana
  • Calendar girl / Melyssa Ford, as told to the editors
  • Before and after / Precious Jackson, as told to the editors
  • Bump, grind, twist, and celebrate / Iyanla Vanzant, as told to the editors.