Single Black mother : queer reflections on marriage and racial justice / Anika Maaza Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Anika Maaza, author.

Series:

Philosophy of race (Oxford, England)

Philosophy of race

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American single mothers.

Marriage--United States.

Marriage.

Motherhood--United States.

Motherhood.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

African American single mothers--Public opinion.

Queer theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Queer reflections on marriage and racial justice

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"The life conditions endured by unmarried Black mothers in the United States reflects the deep-seated ills of anti-Black racism, systemic poverty, disenfranchisement, and state violence that adversely impact the daily lives of most Black Americans. Disturbingly, single Black mothers are, more often than not, held blameworthy for their diminished life circumstances owing to their choice to parent outside of marital unions. 'Single Black Mother' disrupts this negative view of single Black motherhood by making the case that these mothers are not problems to be solved. Rather, the institution of marriage is the problem."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Canaries in the mine

Black liberation and deviant moralities

Corrupted intimacies

An abolitionist invitation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 26, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Simpson, Anika Maaza. Single Black mother.

ISBN:

9780197555965

0197555969

9780197555941

0197555942

9780197555958

0197555950

OCLC:

1501596833

Publisher Number:

CIPO000204728

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license