That Little Girl

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Little girls come from somewhere. Gillett shares heartfelt memories of growing up in a large family on the south side of Chicago recalling the circle of people friendships and family who loved her and the multiple ways God was revealed in these relationships. She grapples with the insecurities presented by the unknown and pressures of childhood and adolescent expectations. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gillett brings us a slice of her narrative through her</span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>memories that affirm that she comes from a loving close knit resilient family and community that was an incubator for her Black Girl Dreams.    </span></p><p></p><p></p>