num_pages: 240
description: Carefree Black Girls is an exploration and celebration of black womens identity and impact on pop culture as well as the enduring stereotypes they face from a film and culture critic for HuffPost.In 2013 Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. It was as she says a way to carve out a space of celebration and freedom for black women online.In this collection of essays Blay expands on that initial idea by looking at the significance of influential black women throughout history including Josephine Baker Michelle Obama Rihanna and Cardi B. Incorporating her own personal experiences as well as astute analysis of these famous women Blay presents an empowering and celebratory portrait of black women and their effect on American culture. She also examines the many stereotypes that have clung to black women throughout history whether it is the Mammy the Angry Black Woman or more recently the Thot.
language: English
title: Carefree Black Girls
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin