Black joy : stories of resistance, resilience, and restoration / Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts.
| Author/creator | Lewis-Giggetts, Tracey M. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Gallery Books hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York : Gallery Books, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | xxiii, 261 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- ...as resistance. Dancing in the rain and the power of Black joy as resistance -- Breathe again: a manifesto -- The blacker the love -- Conjuring angels -- I've got dreams to remember, Granny -- Leaving Louisville -- Smells like blackness -- We've always known -- Joy in the details -- This is me -- E-40 taught me -- Tiny revolutions -- The fourth -- ...as resilience. What gets burned off -- Inside out -- Laugh loudly and often: a historical conversation -- I don't have to know -- Joy as gap filler -- Because they are watching -- Leaving Louisville: part 2 -- The right kind of chili -- If you come to the cookout, don't stay -- Cover me -- Black people invented time travel -- Accepting the nonacceptance -- ...as restoration. You -- Someday it might snow in April: the healing power of Prince -- Born to wash cars -- This is my story. This is my song. -- Do you love what you feel? -- To be seen -- One way healing comes -- Joy with no strings -- The privilege of wonder -- Time and intention -- What freedom looks like on her. |
| Abstract | "When writer, Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts wrote a piece for The Washington Post, "My daughter reminded me that black joy is a form of resistance" she had no idea just how much or how widely it would resonate with parents across America. As a Professor of English and Race Studies, and a writer whose work focuses on the intersection of race, trauma and healing, she knew that Black joy is truly a weapon of resistance, a tool for resilience. In the outpouring for more on the subject, Tracey saw there was a need for something longer than a thousand words on the subject"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Online version. Lewis-Giggetts, Tracey M. Black joy. First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books, 2022 9781982176570 |
| Genre/form | essays. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| LCCN | 2021023278 |
| ISBN | 9781982176563 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1982176563 (paperback) |
| Standard identifier# | 40031020137 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Item has been checked out | E185.86 .L495 2022 | Due 12/01/2026 | Want This? |