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Black on Black : on our resilience and brilliance in America / Daniel Black.
"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."
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335449382
- ISBN: 1335449388
- Physical Description: 256 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Reasons I write -- When I was a boy -- The trial and massacre of a 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 the HBCUs -- Nowhere to hide (or The dream of the closet) -- Integration: a failed experiment -- Massa, don't leave me! -- Harriet's chariot -- The power of POSE. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century. Racism > United States. United States > Race relations. African Americans > Political aspects. African Americans > Social aspects. |
| Genre: | Essays. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Altoona Area Public Library | 305.896 BLA (Text) | 33240005160745 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Boyertown Community Library | 305.896 BLA (Text) | 33249025660469 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Carroll Valley Library | 305.896 BLACK (Text) | 35740635917495 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | 305.896 BLA (Text) | 35610001007231 | HGHM IRC Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 305.896 BLAC (Text) | 34455007016948 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 305.896 B627b (Text) | 31901004677540 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
