Bibliograph

Black love letters, edited by Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson ; art by Natalie Johnson ; [foreword by John Legend]

Type

Label

Black love letters, edited by Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson ; art by Natalie Johnson ; [foreword by John Legend]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black love letters

Oclc number

1404075761

Responsibility statement

edited by Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson ; art by Natalie Johnson ; [foreword by John Legend]

Summary

In this exquisite anthology of letters and illustrations, Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson bring together a constellation of influential Black figures to write to the people, places, and moments that mean the most to them. With a foreword from John Legend and contributions from Brontez Purnell, Morgan Jerkins, Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Imani Perry, among many others, Black Love Letters is an ode to a phenomenal community: a testament to the fact that where there has been pain and suffering, there has also always been immeasurable, irrepressible joy and love

Table Of Contents

Foreword by John Legend -- Introduction -- I. Care : Jamila Woods to Joycetta ; Tembe Denton-Hurst to her younger sister ; Nadia Owusu to her colleagues ; Joy-Ann reid to her hrair ; Bilquisu Abdullah on queer love ; Rakia Reynolds to Skai, Zoie, and Brammie ; Akili King to her unborn niece ; Joel Castón to dimples ; Barbara Edelin to Ken -- II. Awe : Morgan Jerkins to Egype ; Ben Crump to Thurgood Marshall ; Lynae Vanee Bogues on Black love ; Dick Parsons to jazz ; Douglas Kearney to Black-assed rasp ; Michael Eric Dyson to the Black church ; Imani Perry on Black love as grace ; Belinda Walker to Black America -- III. Loss : Allisa Charles-Findley to Botham Jean ; Jeh Charles Johnson to mom ; Tarana Burke to grandma ; Natalie Johnson to her namesake ; Bill Whitaker to dad ; Justus Cornelius Pugh to ancestors ; Rhianna Jones to dad ; Mahogany Browne to Erika -- IV. Ambivalence : Topaz Jones on "worry" ; Reverend Al Sharpton to his grandson ; Brianna Holt to self ; Jayne Allen to Blackness ; Kwame Dawes on fishing ; Cole Brown to Mama Brown ; VJ Jenkins to his unrequited love -- V. Transformation : Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts to Louisville ; Alexandra Elle to self ; Deborah Willis to her son ; Brontez Purnell to eleven-year-old Michael Jackson ; Chef Rōze Traore to mom ; Sojourner Brown to self ; Jenna Wortham to inner critic ; Jan Menafee to water ; Danez Smith to family, Alphabet Mafia, Tish ;n; nem, Jayson nem, Langston nem, and maybe you ; Malachi Elijah to my Black body

Target audience

adult

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