Resilient Black Girl: 52 Weeks of Anti-Racist Activities for Black Joy and Resilience

by M.J. Fievre

" Resilient Black Girl  is a timely and powerful book for our Black girls and girls of color to reclaim their confidence and be beacons of courage and hope for generations to come."― Shanicia Boswell , author,  Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! #1 New Release in Social Activists, Maturing, Women, and Teen & Young Adult 21st Century United States History As a social justice book for teens and a book about racism, Resilient Black Girl provides Black teen girls a better understanding of the effects of racism and equips them with skills for navigating spaces in their daily lives.
An antiracist book for teens about the realities of being Black and combating racism.  Young Black girls and young Black women are powerful. Unfortunately, you will face microaggressions and racism in your daily life.  Resilient Black Girl  empowers you to be brave and face challenges of oppression.  Become a community leader and an important member of society.  In the spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement, learn to be a positive element in your community through allyship and activism. This journal and activity workbook provides the steps to achieving your personal and public goals. Grow in confidence.  Black girls have many gifts; one is resiliency. While you are strong and can overcome anything, racism affects physical and mental health. As an antiracist book for teens,  Resilient Black Girl  teaches Black teen girls about racism and helps them discover how to be kind to themselves and to love and take care of themselves. Learn how to: Seeking young adult nonfiction social justice books for teens?  Resilient Black Girl  is the perfect read for Black teen girls, especially if you enjoyed  Badass Black Girl ,  This Book Is Anti-Racist , or Well-Read Black Girl .

184 pages, Paperback

Published September 14, 2021

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book would focus on the topics of Joy. It starts off very triggering, discussing violence against Black bodies. As a mental health therapist that does extensive work with healing racism-based trauma starting off with triggers, and violence without a trigger warning can create unnecessary vicarious trauma. The last fourth of the book focuses on creativity and self-esteem. This isn't a trauma-informed approach to touch on softness after vicarious trauma exposure. Also, the title and description of the book do not accurately describe the contents of the book. Not what I was expecting, and not one I could recommend to others.

[Estelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to it on Scribd.

This book was dedicated to teenager black girls but as a person of color, I found some chapters very relatable. I especially love the chapter on micro agression and how to respond to them.

However, the book mainly centered on self-care with exercises/task/advice to accomplish each week. I’m not fond on self-care book but many could find it very helpful.

If you want to find another book on the subject, I recommend “So you want to talk about race” and “The Hate U give” which I find more interesting and impactful.