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