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Finding Her Voice: How Black Girls in White Spaces Can Speak Up and Live Their Truth
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Overview
Find the strength and confidence needed to speak up, be heard, and assert yourself in a world filled with microaggressions and discrimination.
Have you experienced stress, frustration, anger, or sadness as a Black girl in a predominantly White space? Have there been times when you were the only Black voice to speak up in class or in a social situation? Maybe you have felt lonely as the only Black person in a group.
Unfortunately, you are far from alone. However, there are steps you can take to build self-empowerment, develop skills to address microaggressions, and explore your feelings and experiences in a meaningful way. This workbook can help you get started. Written by three powerful women who are lifelong advocates for racial justice, Finding Her Voice provides activities and exercises to help you challenge dominant culture, cultivate self-compassion and self-confidence, and build resilience in a world still filled with microaggressions and discrimination. You’ll learn how to navigate awkward or difficult situations at school, with friends, and on social media.
You’ll also find real stories from other teens who share your experiences. By reading about situations faced by other Black girls in White spaces and responding to the critical questions and exercises in the workbook, you’ll learn to recognize and address some of the challenges unique to the Black girl experience.
Finally, you’ll learn to strengthen your wonderful sense of self and own your power, and discover ways to share your amazing gifts with the world.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781684037407 |
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Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications |
Publication date: | 09/01/2021 |
Pages: | 176 |
Sales rank: | 496,877 |
Product dimensions: | 7.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d) |
Age Range: | 13 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Ivy Belgrave has been an educator for more than two decades. She has taught in the United States and abroad. Currently she lives in the Cayman Islands. Outside of the classroom, Belgrave has worked with girls focusing on racial identity and social and emotional development. Belgrave cofounded and led CREATE (Culturally Responsive Education and Advocacy Together for Equity) for teachers at a previous school, and has trained teachers on the tools of cultural proficiency. Belgrave is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators.
Angela Patton is CEO of Girls For A Change (GFAC). She was recognized in Richmond, VA’s Style Weekly in 2015 as a Top “40 under 40,” and listed in a national coalition of girl-serving groups that identified GFAC as one of five programs to note. In 2016, President Obama recognized Patton as a White House Champion of Change for after-school programming for marginalized girls of color. In 2018, GFAC was recognized as Nonprofit Partner of the Year, and in 2019, the Richmond Times-Dispatch nominated Patton for Person of the Year. Patton was appointed to the Virginia STEM Commission, and selected to participate in the Omega Women Residency Leadership program for women leading nonprofits for women and girls. Patton is available for speaking engagements, trainings, panels, and consulting services on Black girls and other girls of color.
Lauren Christine Mims, PhD, is assistant professor of educational psychology at Ball State University. Mims’ work focuses on promoting the well-being and development of Black students. Mims was appointed assistant director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans by President Barack H. Obama.
Table of Contents
Dear Brilliant Black Girl vii
Welcome 1
Section 1 Identity
Activity 1 Black Girls Face Challenges In White Spaces 6
Activity 2 Microaggressions are Harmful 11
Activity 3 What Is Racial Identity? 17
Activity 4 Strengthening Your Racial Identity 24
Activity 5 I am Not Just Black, I am Biracial 29
Activity 6 I am Not Just Black, I am Multicultural 35
Activity 7 What Is Your Intersectionality? 40
Activity 8 Letting Others See All of You 47
Section 2 Body Image
Activity 9 My Hair-My Joy and My Agony 54
Activity 10 Hairstyle Discrimination 60
Activity 11 What Is Colorism? 66
Activity 12 Dealing With Colorism 73
Activity 13 Body Type 77
Activity 14 Appreciating Your Body 82
Section 3 Relationships
Activity 15 Who are Your Friends? 90
Activity 16 Improving Your Inner Circle 96
Activity 17 Your Support Squad 102
Activity 18 Finding Emotional Support 106
Section 4 Institutions
Activity 19 My Family Is Different 112
Activity 20 Communicating With Parents About Being Black 119
Activity 21 Whose History? Not Seeing Yourself In School Lessons 125
Activity 22 Representing Yourself 129
Activity 23 Media Stereotypes 135
Activity 24 Shielding Yourself From Stereotypes 142
Activity 25 Social Media Strains 147
Activity 26 Posting and Following With Good Intentions 152
Conclusion: Be Who You are 157
Acknowledgments 159
Interviews
Faye Belgrave resides in Norfolk, VA; Ivy Belgrave resides in the Cayman Islands; Patton resides in North Chesterfield, VA.