Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience (Book for Black Girls Ages 12+)

by M.J. Fievre

Overview

Youth Empowerment for Black Teen Girls from Famous Black Women

“It’s time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I’m glad we have Fievre to show us the way.”―Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans

#1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Prejudice

Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation.

Now more than ever, we must give our minds and bodies the TLC they deserve because Black women empowerment begins with the youth empowerment of Black teen girls. Author of Badass Black Girl, M.J Fievre brings you inspirational words of wisdom through famous Black women who have changed the world, including Audre Lorde, Lupita Nyong'o and Angela Davis.

Take a deep breath. We don’t always have to be strong. It’s essential for Black women and Black teen girls to understand that taking a break to focus on our mental health is bravery. We, too, need reminders and empowering words of affirmation that we are incredible and enough.

Empowered Black Girl teaches you to:

• Master using daily words of affirmation
• Experience a life filled with love, Black joy, fulfillment, and satisfaction
• Take control of your destiny and direct your future
• Strengthen your self-esteem and youth empowerment

If you enjoyed empowering books like Badass Black Girl, Badass Affirmations, Well-Read Black Girl, or Brave: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Beating Worry and Anxiety, then you’ll love Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642508017
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	01/14/2025
Series:	Badass Black Girl
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002. She currently writes from Miami, Florida. M.J.’s publishing career began as a teenager in Haiti. At nineteen years-old, she signed her first book contract with Hachette-Deschamps, in Haiti, for the publication of a Young Adult book titled La Statuette Maléfique. Since then, M.J. has written nine books in French that are widely read in Europe and the French Antilles. In 2013, One Moore Book released M.J.’s first children’s book, I Am Riding, written in three languages: English, French, and Haitian Creole. In 2015, Beating Windward Press published M.J.’s memoir, A Sky the Color of Chaos, about her childhood in Haiti during the brutal regime of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. She is also the author of Happy, Okay? Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival and Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience. A long-time educator and frequent keynote speaker, M.J. is available for book club meetings, podcast presentations, interviews and other author events.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 Confidence-Dare to Be Powerful 16

Chapter 2 What's LOVE Got to Do with It? 33

Chapter 3 Beauty-You Are Vibrant with Strength 54

Chapter 4 Work-You're the Architect of Your Badass Life 69

Chapter 5 Family-The One We're Given, the One We Choose 92

Chapter 6 Resilience in the Face of Challenge 116

It's Just the Beginning 143

30 Days of Purpose 145

About the Author 149

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The world is often unkind to Black girls and Black women. Issues Black women have historically faced—oppression, racism, sexism, economic strife—are sometimes compounded in unimaginable ways. M.J. Fievre’s Empowered Black Girl couldn’t have come at a better time. The words from influential Black female role models, combined with Fievre’s own wisdom regarding self-love and self-esteem, will give readers the feeling of being heard and understood. Fievre’s tips for affirmations and other positive strategies are the tools her readers will able to utilize in their lives. It’s time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I’m glad we have Fievre to show us the way.”

—Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2021

Gr 7 Up—The mental, social, and physical health of young African American women is the primary focus of this work. Confidence, beauty, work, resilience, friends, and family are themes that are highlighted throughout. Each chapter opens with inspiring quotes from notable African American women. The figures included in this text come from every segment of the African and African American diaspora. Along the way, there are thought reflection spaces for girls to learn new affirmations related to that chapter. The author also provides a primer on goal setting that works in tandem with the affirmations. The text aims to help African American women and girls envision a future where there is space for their ideas, dreams, and goals. VERDICT Fievre gives readers the inspiration they need to craft their own version of Black girl magic; she provides a self-care road map but firmly puts teens in the driver's seat. This is an ideal title for public and high school libraries.—Desiree Thomas, Worthington Lib., OH

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