The unboxing of a Black girl /

"Set in New York City in the '90s, Angela Shanté's poems and stories paint a mosaic of childhood that is shaped by the past and reverberates into the present. As Shanté navigates the city through memory, this timeless book illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or boxed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shanté, Angela (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Company, 2024.
Subjects:	Shanté, Angela > Juvenile poetry. Shanté, Angela. Shanté, Angela > Poetry. Girls, Black > Juvenile poetry. African American girls > Juvenile poetry. African American girls > Poetry. Autobiography. Girls, Black > Poetry. Filles noires américaines > Poésie. Autobiographie. Filles noires américaines > Poésie pour la jeunesse. autobiography (genre) FICTION / General. African American children. Autobiographical poetry. Essays. Poetry. Historical poetry. Poésie autobiographique. Poésie historique.

Table of Contents:

The boxes we see. Black girls learn duality early, too early
conflicts inside, conflicts outside
some boxes are chosen for us
being aware of boxes and escaping them are two different things
The ones we don't. When do Black girls lose their childhood?
Where is her safe space?
Where can she be free?
Where does she get to just be?
boxes inside, boxes outside
hypocrisy inside, hypocrisy outside
Everybody wanna be Black until it's time to be Black
And the ones we shed. be gentle on yourself
be gently with yourself
What if we could just be free?
What if we could just be?