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Black on Black : on our resilience and brilliance in America / Daniel Black.

Van Pelt Library E185.615 .B54145 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Black, Daniel, author.
Standardized Title:
Essays. Selections.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Social conditions--21st century.
African Americans.
Racism--United States.
Racism.
United States--Race relations.
United States.
African Americans--Political aspects.
African Americans--Social aspects.
Genre:
Essays.
Physical Description:
256 pages ; 22 cm
Other Title:
On our resilience and brilliance in America
Place of Publication:
Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2023]
Summary:
Now, in his debut essay collection, Daniel Black gives voice to the experiences of those who often find themselves on the margins. Tackling topics ranging from police brutality to the AIDS crisis to the role of HBCUs to queer representation in the Black church, Black celebrates the resilience, fortitude and survival of Black people in a land where their body is always on display.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Reasons I Write
When I Was a Boy
The Trial and Massacre of the Black Body
Prayer Won't Fix This: What to Do with the Black Church
Black, But Not Beautiful: An Aesthetic Dilemma
When WE See Us
Dying to Be Loved
The Beauty and Struggles of HBCUs
Nowhere to Hide (or The Dream of the Closet)
Integration: A Failed Experiment
Massa, Don't Leave Me!
Harriet's Chariot.
ISBN:
9781335449382
1335449388
OCLC:
1351740842

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