❝why you always gotta be so mad?❞ ❝i got a lot to be mad about...❞ the "mad black woman" has a negative rep and we're here to reclaim it. this book contains rants from mad black women. we have a lot to be mad about and we aren't afraid to tell everyone about it. you don't have to like our ideas, you don't even have to like us, but you will respect us. :)

❝on the dead homies.❞ a book comprised of black excellence and the defiance of blackness throughout history. pages telling the truth of unspoken and ignored issues of the black community while covering every inch of black history and the future of black people. every day is black history month in Hood Politics. - heaven ✧

❝you vandalize my perception but can't take style from me.❞ a safe-haven for black kids. participate in questionnaires, meet other like-minded individuals, and have open discussions about everything pertaining to the black community. we also spill celebrity tea as long as y'all can agree that orange juice is better than apple juice. - mai ✿

🏆🥇🏅Winner of the 2019 ANGIE THOMAS O.V.O.S AWARD🏆🥇🏅 A personal favorite by the judges and described as a story that "touches your soul and teaches you a lesson, makes you think." Follow 17 year old Nyla Baedee through her journey of self love, self confidence, and self discovery, as she finally learns to love the skin she's in. Book cover by me Copyright © 2016 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. I do not own any of the pictures used in this publication. Started: 10/10/16 Ended: 11/09/17