The Ultimate Black Women Book Thread

It’s the perfect time of the year to cuddle up with an excellent book to boost your femininity. Here are the top five ultimate feminist books for Black Women. 

Michelle Obama’s Becoming is a memoir of her personal life. Published in 2018, Mrs. Obama shares her personal experiences with being a mother, being the first lady, her public health campaign, and finding her voice. This book inspired not only African American women but all women. This book received the NAACP Image Award for outstanding literature, Grammy award for best-spoken word album, and the Audie award for autobiography/memoir. This book was also paired with the Netflix documentary Becoming in 2020. You can find this fantastic book here. 

Tressie Mcmillan Cottom’s Thick is a collection full of personal essays about race, gender, and class in the United States. The author intended for the title Thick to reference curvier women and explore how Black women and girls are treated, misunderstood, and disadvantaged by a system that undervalues Black women. This is the perfect book to challenge your thoughts and remind you how special you are as a Black woman. Thick can be purchased here. 

Voted “Most Anticipated Book of 2021” by Oprah, Jasmine Mans Black Girl, Call Home is a powerful poetry book focused on a Black woman navigating her roles as a daughter of Newark in America. In the poems, she focuses on the painful transition into adulthood as a young, Black, queer woman. Black Girl, Call Home can be purchased here. 

You Got Anything Stronger? is a heartfelt, passionate, motivational book about motherhood, womanhood, and mental health. In the book, Gabrielle Union talks about her and Dwayne’s ups and downs during their surrogacy. This book gives women the power to feel like their emotions matter and controls their situation. You can purchase this book here. 

Hood Feminism is a non-fictional book by Mikki Kendall about intersectionality and feminism. Kendall talks about race, educational gap, poverty, housing insecurity, and gun violence. Hood Feminism was listed in Los Angeles Times’ bestseller eight times and was on time’s “Top 100 Must-Read Books of 2020“. This is an enjoyable conversation book to stir your thoughts. You can purchase this book here.