Preface -- Introduction: You a lie and the truth ain't in ya! -- 1. Black girl magic: identity and self love -- 2. It (for real) takes a village: family relationships -- 3. Where my girls at?: sisterhood -- 4. Work, work, work: career and other passions -- 5. I didn't ask for this: tough stuff -- 6. Black girl, interrupted: mental health -- 7. Boo'd up: sex -- 8. Girl, listen...: advice -- Epilogue: Pick up your oyster knife -- The letter writers -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author -- About the cover

"From the bestselling author of The Sisters Are Alright comes a book of personal letters written by black women to black girls to nurture healthy womanhood and sisterhood, covering topics like identity, self-love, parents, violence, grief, mental health, sex, and sexuality"--

As part of her Letters to Black Girls project, Winfrey-Harris asked black women to write honest, open, and inspiring letters of support to young black girls aged thirteen to twenty-one. Her call went viral, resulting in a hundred letters from black women around the globe. Here she organizes a selection of these letters for young black girls, modeling how they can nurture their future generations as black women. Each chapter ends with a prompt encouraging girls to write a letter to themselves, teaching the art of self-love and self-nurturing. -- adapted from back cover