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    Black Girl Shine
    Black Girl Shine
    Black Girl Shine
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    Black Girl Shine

    By Aissatou Bah

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    Black Girl Shine is the fruit of a young Black woman's growth.

    While that growth is still ongoing, readers can experience the magic, fear, resilience and uniqueness of being unapologetically Black. It tells the story of finding comfort in being in one's skin and the uncomfortable journey towards self love. The book is divided into

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAissatou Bah
    Release dateFeb 29, 2020
    ISBN9781999553807
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      Black Girl Shine - Aissatou Bah

      Black Girl Shine

      —

      Aissatou Bah

      Copyright 2020, 2017 © Aissatou Bah

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by reviewers, who may quote brief passages in a review.

      ISBN: 978-1-9995538-0-7

      Illustrations by Rabiatou Bah

      soulababe.com

      @soula.rb

      Images may not be reproduced, sold, photocopied, stored or transmitted in any form without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

      Edited by Ann Marie Collymore

      Electronically issued in Canada

      aissatou.tbah@gmail.com

      www.aissatoubah.com

      @aissatoutb

      For my beautiful Black girls and Queens.

      For my beautiful Black boys and Kings.

      To the people reading this book—I appreciate you.

      Thank you. Never stop shining.

      index.

      BLACK GIRL MAGIC

      Black Girl Shine

      Black Beauty

      Rise and Shine

      Butter Babe

      Curl

      Laugh

      Mane

      Secrets

      Society

      Xiomara

      Thunder

      Kenya

      Badge

      Mercury

      Explore

      Jump

      Love Lessons

      Baby Girl

      Bounty

      Sunset

      WE THE PEOPLE

      Trigger

      Fear

      Maiden

      Skin

      Pigment

      Rise

      Ignite

      Labels

      Soul Child

      Sleep

      Forest

      Mirage

      In the Eyes of the Beholder

      Tears

      Soil

      Coffea tree

      Brightness

      Motherland

      Knowledge

      Mistakes

      Bridges

      Passionfruit

      Cherries

      Sunflowers

      Thirst

      Soulmates

      Glory

      July 12

      ROYALTY

      The King

      Father

      Castle

      Burning Tower

      Fierce

      Firefighter

      The Queen

      Reign

      Le Chemin du Roi

      Pebble

      Tick Tock

      FROM WITHIN

      Self Love

      Alternative Vows

      Directions

      Wanderlust Girl

      Enough

      Stardust

      Night Wails

      Rooted

      Butterfly

      Daisies

      Wilt

      Someone

      High

      Memories

      Rainbow

      Vibrations

      PUSH & PULL

      Energy

      Life

      Sandwich

      Tangled

      Moongrave

      Catch

      Eclipse

      Space

      Cosmic Highway

      Sing

      The Key

      Dream

      Blessed

      Ho’oponopono

      Star Power

      A Beautiful Collision

      Syzygy

      Art

      Words

      Fusion

      Thrive

      Storm

      Flood

      Valuable

      A Million Reasons

      BLACK GIRL MAGIC

      ‘Black Girl Shine’

      Ringlets and curls,

      Elastic and swirls,

      Black girl, go on shine!

      Smooth skin,

      Lips, full of love within,

      Black girl, go on shine!

      Thick thighs, thin waist,

      Confident, stride full of grace,

      Black girl, go

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