PositiveThe Christian Science MonitorIn She Begat This, Morgan writes about Hill not as a subject to be studied but as a person to be humanized. Each chapter serves to connect her relevance to the greater black female experience ... In doing so, she creates an authentic discussion on the racial politics of black womanhood. Among other things, the book gives spaces to black mothers. Morgan draws connections between Hill’s song \'To Zion,\' which talks about the young artist’s joy in carrying her first child, and Clinton-era policies such as NAFTA, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the \'three strikes\' bill ... But where the book gets most interesting is where it’s able to critique our current understanding of Hill ... Morgan suggests that we the fans may have pushed her away ... Morgan\'s book isn\'t so much of a biography but rather a love letter to Hill, from one black girl to another. She draws personal experiences from multiple academics who are close to the works of Hill, making She Begat This a syllabus for the story of Black Girl Magic.
