That White Girl - JLove
What happens when a White girl flirts with the color line and crosses the border into gang territory, where the bullets are real and the rules cannot be broken? That White Girl is a fresh and hard-edged novel chronicling a young woman’s quest for self-discovery while straddling two worlds, that of her Irish Catholic upbringing, and her new family-the Crips. JLove tells this incredible story inspired by her own life. In That White Girl, Amber has a passion for Hip-Hop and a magic thumb for graffiti, but her journey begins when she becomes immersed in the power and grind of gang life after holding up a gun to an innocent man’s head during a robbery. That White Girl is a sharp and candid coming-of age-story with Hip-Hop as its backdrop that explores a young woman’s struggles and triumphs as she crosses boundaries, discovers her own limits, and finds a new way to express herself in a world divided into Black and White.
About JLove:
JLove is an author, educator, and activist who is dedicated to the struggle for human rights, the positive proliferation of youth and Hip-Hop culture, and the liberation of all peoples bodies, minds, spirits and communities. She is co-producer of the We Got Issues! National Arts and Civic Engagement Tour, and the co-creator, facilitator, and life coach of the We Got Issues! Leadership Institute for Young Women, which works to ignite feminine centered leadership. As an educator and counselor JLove worked at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice for over a decade, and spent six years working in teen shelters and recovery centers. She has presented at numerous universities including Columbia, Harvard, Pace, and UCLA. She’s been blessed to share stages with great minds like KRS-One, Sway, Asia-One, Xzibit, Medusa, Rosa Clemente and DJ Kuttin’ Kandi. JLove is a core member of REACHip-Hop, and has co-founded numerous events and organizations, including the B-Boy Summit, Sista II Sista, and the Active Element Foundation. JLove was honored with the Union Square Award for her dedication to grassroots activism. She is the author of two books, We Got Issues! (Inner Ocean, 2006) and That White Girl (Atria, 2007), and graduated Cum Laude from San Diego State University with a B.A. in Africana Studies, and received her Masters in Education at Long Island University.
Online:
jennifercalderon.com/
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