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'More Than Enough' by Elaine Welteroth is a memoir and self-help hybrid, detailing the author's journey as a black woman in media and fashion. It offers insight into the power of self-discovery and taking risks to live life on your own terms.
Elaine remembers the day she realized she was different.
She was three years old, and her preschool teacher had just given her and her classmates an assignment: using images from magazines, make a collage representing your family.
Even at that young age, Elaine had inklings of her otherness. Newark, California, the tiny town where she was raised, was overwhelmingly white. Sure, there were a few first-generation Asian, Mexican and Indian families, but a cultural melting pot it was not. Elaine’s family simply didn’t look like anyone else’s.
Her father, Jack, was white. Her mother, Debra, was black. And Elaine’s older brother, Eric Charles, was – like little Elaine herself – caramel-taffy brown.
In the classroom, surrounded by busy white toddlers, little Elaine tried to find images that looked like her family. Finding a dad was easy enough – sort of. She found a white, suitcase-carrying businessman (Jack actually worked as a carpenter). Finding a black mom and a brown brother proved much harder.
So she did what any little girl might do: she copied her classmates and used images of white people.
When her mother saw Elaine’s handiwork, she delivered one of her classic lines –“Houston, we have a problem” – and sat Lainey down at the kitchen table. It was time to have the Race Conversation.
With the help of her mom, Elaine redid her collage, this time using more accurate cutouts from Ebony and Essence magazines. When they were done, they taped the collage up by Elaine’s bed as a reminder. Elaine wasn’t, and never would be, white; she was black – and that was something to be proud of.
Elaine was lucky. Her parents provided unconditional love and support. She may have felt out of place in the classroom. But back home, she was taught that she was perfect, that she was enough, just the way she was.
More Than Enough (2019) is part memoir, part manifesto. It details the triumphs and travails of Elaine Welteroth’s journey to success, beginning with her small-town childhood and ending with her decision to leave her seat as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. But it’s more than an inspiring success story. It also offers wisdom, tips, warnings and encouragement to anyone who’s ever been told that they aren’t enough just the way they are.
More Than Enough (2019) by Elaine Welteroth is an empowering memoir that challenges societal expectations and inspires readers to embrace their authentic selves. Here's why this book is worth a read:
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More Than Enough is worth reading as it provides powerful insights on overcoming obstacles and achieving success with authenticity.
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Elaine Welteroth is the author of More Than Enough.