02089cam a2200349 i 4500 1709863621 TxAuBib 20241112120000.0 240404s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023945463 9798890039538 (OCoLC)1432336126 TxAuBib rda Shanté, Angela, author. The unboxing of a Black girl [book] / Angela Shant. Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Company, 2024. 148 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes readers guide. Contains bibliographical references. "Set in New York City in the '90s, Angela Shanté's poems and stories paint a mosaic of childhood that is shaped by the past and reverberates into the present. As Shanté navigates the city through memory, this timeless book illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or boxed in, through stories and poems about expectations, exploitation, love, loss, and self-realization. Her poems center on pivotal moments of Black childhood, using footnotes that encourage you to listen to songs, watch movies, and even learn how to play Spades to further contextualize and celebrate Black culture in every aspect of life. But even with Black joy, life ain't no crystal stair. Between fond memories, Shanté also explores the dark corners of childhood by showing us the ways adultification, misogynoir, and sexual assault can impact girlhood. Every piece in this memoir invites you to unpack the past--to find and transcend the expectations and boxes the world puts Black girls in"-- Book jacket. 20241112. Shanté, Angela Biography. Shanté, Angela Poetry. Girls, Black Poetry. African American girls Poetry. Autobiography. Autobiographical poetry. Historical poetry. lcgft