Somebody Please Check on the Black Girl.

For more than twenty years, Marisa Victoria's flair for words has garnered attention. As brave and outspoken as ever, she debuts this insightful book of poetry and prose in which she shines light on Black girlhood and womanhood, pays homage to the Black women in her community, and gives readers an unfiltered view into her life experiences.In "somebody, please check on the Black girl," she explores family secrets while also declaring her love for her family's history. Marisa Victoria asserts her place as a creative and young visionary.Dramatic, resonate and in-your-face, the poems in "somebody, please check on the Black girl," support the ups, downs and grey areas of the millennial Black woman's experience.