| Edition |
First edition. |
| Descript |
262 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Contents |
Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Pleasanton -- Sex miseducation -- Black girl blues -- The ballad of Nickie and Little Screw -- Open house -- Who hates you most? -- Code 261 -- Black woman blues -- Mistletoe girl #2 tells all -- Crash-and-burn marriage -- Prescription for a breakup -- On mean women and good dogs -- Warning: famous vaginas get itchy, too -- Grown-ass-woman blues -- Get out of my pussy -- And Gabrielle Union as...the stepmother -- Mittens -- Big bank take little bank -- The room where it happens -- A tale of two Martinezes. |
| Summary |
In the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union, a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic '90s movies, instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real." In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support. |
| Subject |
African American authors.
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Union, Gabrielle.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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African American actors -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Essays.
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| Subject |
Minority groups. |
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Black people.
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BIPOC. |
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Minorities.
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| Added Title |
We are going to need more wine. |
| ISBN/ISSN |
0062693980 |
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9780062693983 |
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