Sometimes rhythm sometimes blues : young African Americans on love, relationships, sex, and the search for Mr. Right / edited by Taigi Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Taigi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Man-woman relationships.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

African Americans.

Love.

Physical Description:

xxii, 245 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Emeryville, CA : Seal Press, [2003]

Summary:

Are African-American relationships in crisis? If so, who's to blame: A shrinking pool of eligible Black bachelors afraid to commit, or a consumerist generation of women acting, as one writer asserts, like "the new men"? In this riveting, brave, and unabashed collection, both men and women reach beyond the hype to explore the complex, varied, and rhythmic backdrop to the African-American search for love and lasting partnerships.

Contents:

Interview / Audrey B. Chapman ix

A Tangled Web We've Weaved: Exploring the Complexities of African-American Relationships 1

When Conception Equals Confusion: The Battle Between Mothers and Would-Be Fathers / Kiini Ibura Salaam 3

The Edge: Topography of a First Date in Prison / asha bandele 11

Dance Like Nobody's Watching / shani jamila 17

Marriage: The Unfulfilled Prophecy / Tracy LaRae Ruffin 25

Retracing Our Steps: An Examination of the Personal Histories that Shape Us 33

The Trial / Danielle K. Little 35

Black, White, and Seeing Red All Over / Shawn E. Rhea 49

Different Ways of Saying I Love You / Rochelle Spencer 59

Las Cartas del Alma de Pedro Valentin Carol Almeraz / Taigi Smith 65

The Bride Price / Corrie Claibome 79

Bass / Denise Burrell-Stinson 87

I'll Sing You a Song from My Soul: The Love Stories 97

The Gift of Breath / Amontaine Woods 99

Baggage Claim / Tina Fakhrid-Deen 107

Pack Light / Kimberly Virginia Hoskins 119

Love Down Under / Kristal Brent Zook 131

What One Dance Can Do / Keisha-Gaye Anderson 137

For Better or Worse: African-American Marriages Under the Microscope 149

Me and My Marine: Holding Fast in Love and Faith / Shrona Foreman Sheppard 151

Don't Judge a Brother by His Cover / Thembisa S. Mashaka 167

Co-Parenting: Stay-at-Home Dads and Other Family Constructs / Misumbo Byrd 173

Notes on My First Year of Marriage / Leah P. Hollis 181

Talking Back: Black Men Speak 191

Love Letters / Kevin Powell 193

Big Time / Victor LaValle 201

Wilderness 101 / Richard Imhotep Symister 207

I Don't Need No Man: Does a New Kind of "Bling-Bling" Feminism Create a False Sense of Emotional Empowerment? / Cheo Tyehimba 215

The World of Yes / Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1580050964

OCLC:

53929931