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Unashamed - Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim $90-$119 and ages that make upA searingly honest memoir of one young womans journey toward self acceptance as she comes to see her body as a symbol of rebellion and hope and chooses to live her life unapologetically. Ever since she was little, Leah Vernon was told what to believe and how to act. There wasnt any room for imperfection. Good Muslim girls listened more than they spoke. They didnt have a missing father or a mother with mental illness. They didnt have fat bodies or grow