I Am Raised a Little Black Girl

By MIchelle Cauley, Baylee Mims and Emmanuel Jr

Gabrielle is a little Black girl with her mother’s features and her father’s brown sugar complexion. She loves these aspects of herself and the resemblance to her parents. She is aware of the power of her heritage and the undeniable strength her Blackness represents.

Gabby is also aware of the sometimes-stark differences between her and her friends. Some resemble her, while others are completely opposite, and this is when she first experiences racism. She faces prejudice and adversity from classmates and strangers who attempt to dim her light.

With Gabby experiencing racism at an early age, her parents decide it is time to Start the Conversation. They tell her, “Gabby, meet racism, because racism will meet you.” They educate her by defining what racism means and how racism can show up in insidious ways and have a huge impact. Starting the Conversation might be uncomfortable, but it’s the most important talk Black parents can have with their children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Apr 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665721721

MIchelle Cauley

Michelle Cauley is a self-love coach for women and girl’s mentor. Female empowerment is important to Michelle, she feels there are so many challenges that women endure such as lack of respect, balancing their careers while juggling family life, equally opportunity and many more. She believes despite these challenges women are warriors. In celebrating all women Michelle is the founder of US & US too- United & Strong, a women’s empowerment brand created to celebrate and inspire all women every day. Michelle is a proud momma who raised two exceptional little black girls and she has four precious grand seeds. Visit Michelle’s websites, aheartforus.com and michellecauley.us.com.

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