Sugar in the Raw : Voices of Young Black Girls in America

With raw candor, elicited by Rebecca Carroll's perceptive questioning, 15 black women between the ages of 11 and 18, from places as diverse as Brooklyn and Seattle, Alabama and Vermont, speak out about their inner and outer lives. What they say about identity, self-esteem, the role of race in their perceptions and treatment, personal values, and their hopes for the future is both enlightening and moving. 144 pp. National pubilcity. 15,000 print.Carroll, Rebecca is the author of 'Sugar in the Raw : Voices of Young Black Girls in America' with ISBN 9780606195201 and ISBN 0606195203.