{"product_id":"carefree-black-girls","title":"Carefree Black Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Searing and timely'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTarana Burke, founder of the MeToo movement, and author of \u003ci\u003eYou Are Your Best Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eCarefree Black Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis the testimony I''ve been waiting to witness.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Jones, Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e; creator of Son of Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Standout... one you''ll struggle to put down.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBad Form\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES A FOREWORD WITH CLARA AMFO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in Pop 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn writing that is both luminous and sharp, expansive and intimate, \u003ci\u003eCarefree Black Girls \u003c\/i\u003eseeks a path forward to a culture and society in which Black women and their art are appreciated and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314385723774,"sku":"NW9781529110463","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529110463.jpg?v=1778713283","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/carefree-black-girls","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}