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Token Black Girl: A Memoir by Danielle Prescod

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burnourhistory's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This book made me think about all the many ways that racism is a part of our history, present-day media, schools, and so many others. Because the author is in the fashion business and has always been interested in fashion, I found some of the book to be boring, as I'm not as interested. However, I learned a lot about the industry and how it perpetuates racism through its choices.

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Danielle articulated circumstances that I have never thought to as someone who has found myself in the position of “Token Black Girl” several times. Her writing has created new paths mentally for me to continue my unlearning of the unfortunate supremacy that is embedded in media, conversation, and education. I am under the impression that often times to create empathy where there may usually be none, insight is necessary. Prescod offers this in a way that feels like a conversation, one extremely important for all types of people to have in order to begin dismantling the system that binds us.

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A very eye opening read about how being BIPOC can influence all aspects of one's life, especially as someone who grew up being the only BIPOC in her community.

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tacoboutmari's review against another edition

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How not to be harsh….. if I wanted to read about anti-blackness, self hatred, a POC being “color-blind” I would have picked up Candace Owens memoir (does she have one? This might be it in another font). While I understand the importance of working through your internal biases and prejudices that were ingrained in you from society and your childhood, how does that translate into being a mean spoiled rich girl flaunting her opportunities that most don’t have? Add in a lil sprinkle of 90s Eurocentric diet culture and beauty trends that I could possibly care less about. I know it’s important to not have to relate to books, but goddamn I was getting anxiety from the author hating the own color of her skin!? This triggered me severely. I was excited for this book to have commentary about Blacks in the media and how that trickles down to society, I was not expecting having to hear about how this girl was ashamed to be an ableist Black woman. I disliked this so much her voice in narration even to the point it started to annoy me. I am very happy to DNF.

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