Leah Vernon

Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim

Mitwirkender: Johnson, Sisi Aisha

• MP3-CD

Produktbeschreibung

A searingly honest memoir of one young woman's journey toward self-acceptance

Produktdetails

• Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 463 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781974989683
• Artikelnr.: 57582063

Autorenporträt

Leah Vernon is a style blogger, plus-size Muslim model, public speaker, and activist. She's worked with national and international brands such as Adidas Originals, Torrid, Lane Bryant, Ashley Stewart, Addition Elle, and Eloquii. She received a 2017 Gilda Snowden Award from the Kresge Arts Foundation and is a 2018 recipient of an Ariane De Rothschild Fellowship. She lives in New York, NY. Connect with her on Instagram (lvernon2000) and her blog (beautyandthemuse.net).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part 1: Good Muslim Girl
1. The Shirt That Swallowed Me Whole
2. Child Support
3. Vernon v. Smiley
Part 2: Jezebel
4. Flushed
5. Mom Ain’t Mom No More
6. Playing House
Part 3. Life, Unfiltered
7. Caged In
8. Covering
9. That Time We Went to Guatemala
Part 4: Busting Out
10. Rebel with a Hijab
11. Sex Object
12. Perfectly Imperfect
Part 5: Unapologetically Me
13. To Wear or Not to Wear
14. Life in the Day of a Fat Model
15. Muslim Girl Dance
Epilogue
Acknowledgments