Sesali Bowen

Sesali Bowen is the author of the acclaimed memoir-manifesto Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist; and the creator and host of Purse First, the first podcast exclusively about female and queer rap. She was an entertainment writer at Refinery29 and one of the architects of Unbothered. Then she oversaw the entertainment vertical at NYLON magazine before branching out to write her first book. Her words have appeared in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, InStyle, and more. She has also appeared on Netflix’s Explained and starred in campaigns for Showtime, VH1, and HBO. Behind the scenes, she provides creative marketing and storytelling services to brands and talent. Sesali was proudly born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, and currently lives in New Jersey.