First Black Girl: Black Women Who Opened the Door for Black Girls

Description

As an inspiration to girls of color, First Black Girl highlights sixteen past and present; relentless and radiant; bold and Black women, who trailblazed their way through entertainment, education, sports, science, politics, and art. Witness historic female figures who knocked and unknowingly opened the door for other Black women behind them. This creative read, parallels and illustrates contemporary women with women of our grandparents' era like Shirley Chisholm, who opened the door for Vice President Kamala Harris.

First Black Girl encourages readers to strive to be the first ________ as a continuum to push boundaries and create groundbreaking history.