Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips, and Other Parts
Provocative essays on body image by black women. <br /><br />Candid, witty, and insightful, <i>Naked</i> is a compelling collection of essays that captures what today's black women think about their bodies-from head to toe. <br /><br />Tackling such issues as hair texture, skin color, weight, and sexuality, it follows women on their paths to acceptance-and enjoyment -of their unique features...to a place where it doesn't matter how big the breasts or how long the legs, only what is in the heart. <br /><br />Includes contributions from women of all ages and walks of life, including such notables as: <br /><br />- Iyanla Vanzant<br />- Jill Scott<br />- Kelis<br />- Tracee Ellis Ross<br />- Jill Nelson<br />- Hilda Hutcherson<br />- asha bandele <br />- Melyssa Ford <br /><br />Edited by Ayana Byrd and Akiba Solomon<br />Foreword by Sonia Sanchez