Shedding the Image of Fat + Black = Ugly

Shedding the Image of Fat, Black, and Ugly: A Woman's Journey to Self-Love is a coming of age memoir about a woman named Ebony E. Jones who spends a large part of her life trying to shed a childhood image placed on her by peers who teased her mercilessly in Toledo, Ohio. She discusses her challenges concerning colorism, racism, domestic violence, the death of her best friend, rejection, and ultimately finding her place in the world. In this book, Ebony discusses the power of mentors who helped guide her through some of her most difficult times. Through the power of Jesus Christ and a life changing message that she heard titled, "Why Cry?" Ebony ultimately heals her childhood wounds and sheds the childhood image of being "fat, black, and ugly".