“Even as you kept telling me that I'm becoming a woman, you never let me go out into the world to be free.” — Ibi Zoboi Copy Share Image
“Don't give me no 'but you're beautiful on the inside' bullshit." "No, you are beautiful on the outside," I say. "Don't give me that bullshit either. I'm beautiful when I say I'm beautiful. Let me own that shit," she says. Her eyes have not left the computer screen this whole time, but I know she's paying attention to everything I… — Ibi Zoboi Copy Share
“Even as you kept telling me that I'm becoming a woman, you never let me go out into the world to be free.” — Ibi Zoboi Copy Share Image
“We fold our immigrant selves into this veneer of what we think is African American girlhood. The result is more jagged than smooth. This… — Ibi Zoboi Copy Share Image
