Reading List: 20 Fat Liberation Books Written by Black Authors
Read from Black authors this Black History Month and every month!
Belly of The Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
Fat Girls In Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own by Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD
Fattily Ever After: The Fat, Black Girls' Guide to Living Life Unapologetically by Stephanie Yeboah
Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies by Andrea Elizabeth Shaw
Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes From a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen
Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation by Dalia Kinsey, RD, LD
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Fat. Black. Femme. Revealing The Power of Visibly Queer Voices in Media and Learning to Love Yourself by Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D.
Reclaiming The Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within by Alishia McCullough, LCMHC
The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King
#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini by Nicole Byer
It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting The Story of Black Women’s Bodies by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD
Fat On, Fat Off: A Big Bitch Manifesto by Clarkisha Kent
Romance With Voluptuousness: Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies In The United States by Kamille Gentles-Peart
Yoke: My Yoga Self Acceptance by Jessamyn Stanley