Girl Gurl Grrrl

On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic

By: Kenya Hunt

Narrated by: Kenya Hunt, Ebele Okobi, Jessica Horn, Funmi Fetto, Amanda Bright

“One of the year’s must-reads.” (Elle)

“[A] provocative, heart-breaking, and frequently hilarious collection.” (Glamour)

“Essential, vital, and urgent.” (Harper’s Bazaar)

In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and, at times, heartbreaking collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother, and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world.

Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, every new face elected to public office, the reality of everyday life for black women remains a complex, conflicted, contradiction-laden experience.

An American journalist who has been living and working in London for a decade, Kenya Hunt has made a career of distilling moments, movements, and cultural moods into words. Her work takes the difficult and the indefinable and makes it accessible; it is razor sharp cultural observation threaded through evocative and relatable stories.

Girl Gurl Grrrl both illuminates our current cultural moment and transcends it. Hunt captures the zeitgeist while also creating a timeless celebration of womanhood, of blackness, and the possibilities they both contain. She blends the popular and the personal, the frivolous and the momentous in a collection that truly reflects what it is to be living and thriving as a black woman today.

©2020 Kenya Hunt (P)2020 HarperAudio

Great Listen

I loved this book. Kenya, as well as the other ladies, shared amazing stories and experiences about what it means to be black person anywhere in the world. Many names of people, some of which I knew and some I didn’t, and their journeys that were shared sparked my interest in researching and diving deeper into current events that are happening to minorities. I recommend this book to any one who want insight on the black experience. This book is it. It is captured so beautifully and fell so easily on my ears. Definitely a must read.

Inspired

I loved it..picked it for my book club read for this month and the Sistahs loved it too

Amazing!

This book was well written, a story beautifully told through essays. I’m literally happy that Kenya walk us through Black Girl Magic, it’s relatable, informing, and touching. We read this for my book club and I must say it’s everything a black girl ever dreamed of; so good that girls and boys of all races can enjoy!

if your a black girl who rocks

this was the very thing I needed to remind me of my power and my purpose.

Necessary Listen

This was so much more than just a remarkable listen, it was a necessary, raw conversation.

Bookshelf Worthy

An awakening for those of us that have been sleepwalking through life, even before Covid-19. As one that continues to experience Girl, Gurl, Grrrl moments, I will definitely invest in a hard copy. Loved it!

Reflections of a black women

I appreciate this book for highlighting what black women have been through, taught, expectations from their families, friends and even from being a professional. It reiterated that we as black women are here and we aren’t going anywhere.

Disappointing Read

This book was suggested for my Book Club. The title is amazing but the amazing stops there. In 45 yrs, I have never read a horrible book, until this one. Just as I was forced to give at least one star, I forced myself through 12 chapters and just couldn't bare to listen to anymore. This "book" would've been best left in a journal for the descendants of those who shared their stories. I absolutely hate writing bad reviews but if this saves someone else's time, it was worth it. I just hate I wasted a credit on this.