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Description

This edited volume qualifies black love on the basis of black identity. Much of what is experienced of blackness as an identity arises out of a juxtaposition to other races and identities, particularly whiteness. The contributors in this volume resist the idea of black love in reference to whiteness by exposing the hidden toxicities that come with a focus on whiteness. They reflect on intricate and intimate relationship dynamics that arise out of a violent and challenging past between Black women and Black men.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One: Black Love in the Three Registers

Tapo Chimbganda

Chapter Two: The Black Man’s Search for God

Carissa McCray

Chapter Three: Black British Women, Love, and the Politics of Choice

Jade Benn

Chapter Four: Emotional Storms and Black Intimacies

Michael Baugh

Chapter Five: “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”—A Piece for the Brothas

Evelyn Amponsah

Chapter Six: No Longer “Obsolete” and “Dangerous,” but Still Single: Black Masculinity and Marriage in African American Film at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Riché Richardson

Chapter Seven: The Aftermath of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: The Real Dilemma for African-American Women in Finding the Love They Want

Dale Williams

Chapter Eight: Mental Health and Interpersonal Relationships: A Personal Essay

Karen McMeo

Chapter Nine: Between an African American and a Trinidadian: An Autoethnography of Race, Identity, and Love

Renata Ferdinand

Product details

Published Dec 12 2019
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 156
ISBN 9781793613837
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Tapo Chimbganda

Contributor

Tapo Chimbganda

Contributor

Carissa McCray

Contributor

Jade Benn

Contributor

Michael Baugh

Contributor

Evelyn Amponsah

Contributor

Dale Williams

Contributor

Karen McMeo

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