Cloth: 978-1-9788-4566-4 | Paper: 978-1-9788-4565-7 | eISBN: 978-1-9788-4567-1 (all)
Library of Congress Classification E185.86.Z66 2027
When author Kristal Brent Zook first published Black Women’s Lives: Stories of Power and Pain, nearly 20 years ago, the reality of so many Black women's lived experiences was not widely discussed in mainstream media. Two decades later, after much social change in the United States, including national media attention on Black women following the police murder of Breonna Taylor and the #SayHerName movement, the election of the first Black female vice president, Kamala Harris, and massive political and social backlash because of these gains, the timing for a refreshed look at these women's lives has never been better.
The stories in this collection invite readers into the intimate spaces of ten African American women from all walks of life, in cities and towns across the country. Twenty years later, we revisit them to learn how their lives have evolved. There are fresh new codas at the end of each chapter that illustrate how the women have fared over the last two decades. Did they achieve their dreams? What twists and turns did they meet along the way? These stories highlight the complex, nuanced, and passionate lives that Black women lead, often requiring ambition, ingenuity, and creativity to survive and thrive in the United States. This collection is a testament to the fact that the past repeats — and we remain, each of us, still, connected.
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