Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering OurselvesRemember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives but not everyone regularly sees themselves in the pages of a book. In this anthology, Glory Edim brings together original essays by black women writers to shine a light on how important it is that we all regardless of gender, race, religion, or ability have the opportunity to find

Another work of genius by this masterly writer

but it's crazy faith that helps us see God move and reveals His promises

Venus Williams

No matter how hard she tries

structural marginalization

a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country

On a rainy day when the house smells like cinnamon and Papa and Luca are still asleep

she was an aspiring actress who in 2016 began struggling with undiagnosed chronic autoimmune pain

stirring up stereotypes

Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat

strongly communicate Blade's frustration and disappointment ("I have taken for granted/ the palm trees of Cali

And then one day she goes to her local market and everything goes wrong