Our black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes /
"Our Black Sons Matter is a powerful collection of original essays, letters, and poems that addresses both the deep joys and the very real challenges of raising black boys today. From Trayvon Martin to Tamir Rice, the list of young black men who have suffered racial violence continues to grow....
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Lanham, MD :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Reflections; 1 Black Mother/Sons; 2 Once White in America; 3 A Bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams; 4 Dark Radiance; 5 Why Being the Lone Black Friend of Whites Will Not Protect You; 6 The Box; 7 White Mama, Black Sons; 8 Watching and Waiting; 9 The Trouble I've Seen ... and Why It Matters; 10 Inside/Outside; 11 Black and Blue; 12 A Black Jewish Boy Facing Manhood; II: Essays; 13 Sacrificial Lambs; 14 Reflections of Black Motherhood; 15 The War Within; 16 A Long Ways from Home?; 17 T.H.U.G. (Talented, Humanistic, Unique, Gifted).
- 18 A Fierce Love19 Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death; 20 Mothers and Their Black Sons; 21 Regarding Henry; III: Poems; 22 A Love Poem for Michael Brown; 23 Lamentations from a Black Mom; 24 for trayvon; 25 News of You, My Son; 26 Death Passes Twice; IV: Letters; 27 Dear William; 28 A Letter to CJ; 29 Killing/Saving/Loving Black Boys; 30 Anger; 31 A Letter to Dr. King; 32 A Letter to My Sons; Afterword; Notes; Resources; Index; About the Contributors.