Burgeoning Bodies is a fat bodies liberation initiative that strives to build spaces and social change through expansive storytelling.

Using written and multimedia mediums to cultivate our platform, we work to deepen understanding of historical and cultural connections of Blackness and fatness- embodied. We are dedicated to unpacking the interlockings of anti-Black racism and fatphobia to give more language to the unique experiences of being Black, women, femme and fat- along with other hyphenates in our identities.

Relish in expansive body stories from fat Black women living and dreaming in our local community, from across the global Black diaspora. Read about the tales from their past and their imaginings of near burgeoning futures.