Belly of the Beast

by Da'Shaun L. Harrison

First published 2021

To live in a fat, Black body is to be hyper-policed and derided by society. Da'Shaun Harrison, a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary writer, explores the myriad harms of anti-fat anti-Blackness. From state-sanctioned violence to medical discrimination, this incisive work lays bare the injustices faced by the Black fat, while offering strategies to dismantle a world built on their subjugation.

Genres: african-american, non-fiction, biography-memoir, activism

Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: personal-narrative, social-commentary

131 pages · Kindle Edition · North Atlantic Books

Content warnings: ableism, racism, sexism

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