Girl, You're Black and Badass: How Can You Get Involved?

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“Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.”

—Audre Lorde, American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist

Dear Badass Black Girl,

Too many Black girls had/have to survive a childhood in neighborhoods where death, drugs, and violence surround us. The most dangerous cities in America (Oakland, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Detroit) have large Black populations in some of the most crime-dense parts of the country.

Why is that? And more importantly:

How can community organizations like nonprofits, churches, charities, youth groups, after-school programs, fraternal organizations, and others focused on furthering education, help reduce crime and find alternatives to violence? How can you get involved?

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Explore the many facets of your identity through hundreds of big and small questions. MJ Fievre tackles topics such as family and friends, school and careers, body image, and stereotypes in this journal designed for teenage girls. By reflecting on these topics, readers confront the issues that can hold them back from living their lives.

Embrace authenticity and celebrate who you are. Finding the courage to live as you are is not easy, so here’s a journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, self-motivation, and positive self-awareness. This journal celebrates girl power and honors the strength and spirit of black girls.

Change the way you view the world. This journal provides words of encouragement that seek not just to inspire, but to ignite discussion and debate about the world. Girls, especially, are growing up in a world that tries to tell them how to look and act. MJ Fievre encourages readers to fight the flow and determine for themselves who they want to be.

Reading Badass Black Girl: Quotes, Questions, and Affirmations for Teens will help you:

• Build and boost your self-esteem with powerful affirmations.

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