Bad Fat Black Girl

“Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say.”—Charlene A. Carruthers, activist and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

Bad bitches: this one’s for you

Growing up on the Southside of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle and stay on her toes as she navigated Blackness, body-shaming, friendships, sex work, and more. In her memoir, Bowen recounts how she forged her own path in hip-hop journalism, where she interviewed game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monáe—and then decided to change the game herself.

Mainstream feminism often leaves out Black women: their lives, their needs, their dreams, and yes, their love for hip-hop. Determined to create a more inclusive space for all women, femmes, and nonbinary babes, Bowen coins and defines the term “trap feminism,” a contemporary framework that examines where hip-hop and feminism meet. An unforgettable, genre-defining debut and quintessential text for the hot girl era, Bad Fat Black Girl continues a Black feminist legacy for all.