Bibliograph

This is major, notes on Diana Ross, dark girls, and being dope, Shayla Lawson

Type

Label

This is major, notes on Diana Ross, dark girls, and being dope, Shayla Lawson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical information

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This is major

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1153651720

Responsibility statement

Shayla Lawson

Sub title

notes on Diana Ross, dark girls, and being dope

Summary

Shayla Lawson is major. She is on a mission to move black girls like herself from best-supporting actress to a starring role in the major narrative. Whether she's taking on workplace microaggressions or upending racist stereotypes about her home state of Kentucky, she looks for the side of the story that isn't always told, the places where the voices of black girls haven't been heard. The essays herein ask questions like: Why are black women invisible to AI? What is 'black girl magic?' And: How much magic does it take to land a Tinder date? With a unique mix of personal stories, pop culture observations, and insights into politics and history, Lawson sheds light on these questions, as well as the many ways black women and girls have influenced mainstream culture, from their style to their language, and even their art, and how 'major' they really are. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, this audiobook places black women at the center; no longer silenced, no longer the minority

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