- Published: 27 June 2019
- ISBN: 9781529119039
- Imprint: Merky Books Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Taking Up Space
The Black Girl’s Manifesto for Change
- Published: 27 June 2019
- ISBN: 9781529119039
- Imprint: Merky Books Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Intimate... like reading the diary of a well-informed friend. The result is a bold venture... full of what will be revelations to some and reminders to others. The authors dignify the argument with nuance, and puncture the tendency to see black students as a monolith... For countless black women in Britain, a century after women's suffrage and in spite of the Race Relations Act, it can feel like the glass ceiling is reinforced by concrete, with those above unable to see below. And self-help, it seems, remains essential.
TLS
Brilliant… Full of the knowledge, understanding, tools and kindness that every black girl needs.
Candice Carty-Williams
Taking Up Space is a shocking account of how racism operates in the academy from a student viewpoint. An essential contribution.
Bernardine Evaristo
A hugely important tool that I wish I’d had to guide me through university.
Paula Akpan