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They called me fat. They called me ugly. They used Black like it was a curse. From the playground to others words, I grew up carrying labels I was never on one accord with. This book is the story of how those words cut into me, but also how I faced them, unlearned them, and refused to let them decide my worth. With honesty and heart, I take you through the politics of Black girlhood, the wounds of colorism, and the weight of desirability politics. I show how fortitude carried me, but I also show how joy, sisterhood, and self-love became ways to reclaim what was stolen.
This is not only my story. It is for any Black woman who has been told she was unworthy of love, beauty, or belonging. This is also for every daughter navigating pain that began generations ago, and for every reader ready to witness what healing looks like in real time.
The Fat Black Ugly Girl is both testimony and mirror. It is an invitation to embody beauty, to honor our stories, and to rise together, louder, fuller, and freer than we were ever meant to be.
They called me fat. They called me ugly. They used Black like it was a curse. From the playground to others words, I grew up carrying labels I was never on one accord with. This book is the story of how those words cut into me, but also how I faced them, unlearned them, and refused to let them decide my worth. With honesty and heart, I take you through the politics of Black girlhood, the wounds of colorism, and the weight of desirability politics. I show how fortitude carried me, but I also show how joy, sisterhood, and self-love became ways to reclaim what was stolen.
This is not only my story. It is for any Black woman who has been told she was unworthy of love, beauty, or belonging. This is also for every daughter navigating pain that began generations ago, and for every reader ready to witness what healing looks like in real time.
The Fat Black Ugly Girl is both testimony and mirror. It is an invitation to embody beauty, to honor our stories, and to rise together, louder, fuller, and freer than we were ever meant to be.
