Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Our Black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes, edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley

Our Black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes, edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley

Editor
Contributor
Summary
"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. Young black people also deal with profound stereotypes and structural barriers. And yet, young black men are often paradoxically revered as icons of cultural cool. Our Black Sons Matter features contributions from women across the racial spectrum who are raising or have raised black sons--whether biologically their sons or not. The book courageously addresses painful trauma, challenges assumptions, and offers insights and hope through the deep bonds between mothers and their children. Both a collective testimony and a collective love letter, Our Black Sons Matter sends the message that black lives matter and speaks with the universal love of all mothers who fear for the lives of their children."--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 227 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: For the love of our sons / George Yancy
  • I. Reflections.
  • Black mother/sons / Sara Lomax-Reese
  • Once white in America / Jane Lazarre
  • A bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams / Shelly Bell
  • Dark radiance / Becky Thompson and LaMar Delandro
  • Why being the lone Black friend of whites will not protect you / Noliwe Rooks
  • The box / Tracey Reed Armant
  • White mama, Black sons / Heather Johnson
  • Watching and waiting / Nicole McJamerson
  • The trouble I've seen...and why it matters / Meta G. Carstarphen
  • Inside/outside / Susan Hadley
  • Black and blue : stressing through to dialogue / Deborah Binkley-Jackson
  • A Black Jewish boy facing manhood / Jane Anna Gordon
  • II. Essays.
  • Sacrificial lambs : how many dead bodies is enough? / Carol E. Henderson
  • Reflections of Black motherhood : birthing Black sons / Linda D. Tomlinson
  • The war within : respect and the predicament of mothering Black sons / Newtona (Tina) Johnson
  • A long ways from home? / Michele Moody-Adams
  • T.H.U.G. (talented, humanistic, unique, gifted) : anthropology, sentiments, and narratives of Black mothers and sons / Elisha Oliver
  • A fierce love : the unique process of nurturing, educating, and protecting our Black sons / Tracey McCants Lewis
  • Through the valley of the shadow of death / Veronica T. Watson
  • Mothers and their Black sons : struggling against fears, sorrows, and hope / Blanche Radford Curry
  • Regarding Henry / T. Denean Sharpley Whiting
  • III. Poems.
  • A love poem for Michael Brown / Elisheba Johnson
  • Lamentations from a Black mom / Dyan Watson
  • for trayvon / Treasure Shields Redmond
  • News of you, my son / Sharyn Skeeter
  • Death passes twice / Autumn Redcross
  • LV. Letters.
  • Dear William / Gretchen Givens Generett
  • A letter to CJ / Regina Sims Wright
  • Killing/saving/loving Black boys / Karsonya Wise Whitehead
  • Anger / Jacki Lynn Baynks
  • A letter to Dr. King : please keep breathing / Maria del Guadalupe Davidson
  • A letter to my sons / Dawn Herd-Clark
Isbn
9781442269118
Instance
Label
Our Black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes
Title
Our Black sons matter
Title remainder
mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes
Statement of responsibility
edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley
Title variation
Mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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. Young black people also deal with profound stereotypes and structural barriers. And yet, young black men are often paradoxically revered as icons of cultural cool. Our Black Sons Matter features contributions from women across the racial spectrum who are raising or have raised black sons--whether biologically their sons or not. The book courageously addresses painful trauma, challenges assumptions, and offers insights and hope through the deep bonds between mothers and their children. Both a collective testimony and a collective love letter, Our Black Sons Matter sends the message that black lives matter and speaks with the universal love of all mothers who fear for the lives of their children."--Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
305.242/108896073
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.86
LC item number
.O85 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1967-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Yancy, George
  • Davidson, Maria del Guadalupe
  • Hadley, Susan
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American young men
  • African American boys
  • Mothers and sons
  • African Americans
  • Black lives matter movement
Label
Our Black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes, edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223114735203
  • 31223114735245
  • 31223114735252
  • 31223118766295
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: For the love of our sons / George Yancy -- I. Reflections. -- Black mother/sons / Sara Lomax-Reese -- Once white in America / Jane Lazarre -- A bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams / Shelly Bell -- Dark radiance / Becky Thompson and LaMar Delandro -- Why being the lone Black friend of whites will not protect you / Noliwe Rooks -- The box / Tracey Reed Armant -- White mama, Black sons / Heather Johnson -- Watching and waiting / Nicole McJamerson -- The trouble I've seen...and why it matters / Meta G. Carstarphen -- Inside/outside / Susan Hadley -- Black and blue : stressing through to dialogue / Deborah Binkley-Jackson -- A Black Jewish boy facing manhood / Jane Anna Gordon -- II. Essays. -- Sacrificial lambs : how many dead bodies is enough? / Carol E. Henderson -- Reflections of Black motherhood : birthing Black sons / Linda D. Tomlinson -- The war within : respect and the predicament of mothering Black sons / Newtona (Tina) Johnson -- A long ways from home? / Michele Moody-Adams -- T.H.U.G. (talented, humanistic, unique, gifted) : anthropology, sentiments, and narratives of Black mothers and sons / Elisha Oliver -- A fierce love : the unique process of nurturing, educating, and protecting our Black sons / Tracey McCants Lewis -- Through the valley of the shadow of death / Veronica T. Watson -- Mothers and their Black sons : struggling against fears, sorrows, and hope / Blanche Radford Curry -- Regarding Henry / T. Denean Sharpley Whiting -- III. Poems. -- A love poem for Michael Brown / Elisheba Johnson -- Lamentations from a Black mom / Dyan Watson -- for trayvon / Treasure Shields Redmond -- News of you, my son / Sharyn Skeeter -- Death passes twice / Autumn Redcross -- LV. Letters. -- Dear William / Gretchen Givens Generett -- A letter to CJ / Regina Sims Wright -- Killing/saving/loving Black boys / Karsonya Wise Whitehead -- Anger / Jacki Lynn Baynks -- A letter to Dr. King : please keep breathing / Maria del Guadalupe Davidson -- A letter to my sons / Dawn Herd-Clark
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 227 pages
Isbn
9781442269118
Lccn
2016023174
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • 946159918
  • (OCoLC)946159918
Label
Our Black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes, edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223114735203
  • 31223114735245
  • 31223114735252
  • 31223118766295
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: For the love of our sons / George Yancy -- I. Reflections. -- Black mother/sons / Sara Lomax-Reese -- Once white in America / Jane Lazarre -- A bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams / Shelly Bell -- Dark radiance / Becky Thompson and LaMar Delandro -- Why being the lone Black friend of whites will not protect you / Noliwe Rooks -- The box / Tracey Reed Armant -- White mama, Black sons / Heather Johnson -- Watching and waiting / Nicole McJamerson -- The trouble I've seen...and why it matters / Meta G. Carstarphen -- Inside/outside / Susan Hadley -- Black and blue : stressing through to dialogue / Deborah Binkley-Jackson -- A Black Jewish boy facing manhood / Jane Anna Gordon -- II. Essays. -- Sacrificial lambs : how many dead bodies is enough? / Carol E. Henderson -- Reflections of Black motherhood : birthing Black sons / Linda D. Tomlinson -- The war within : respect and the predicament of mothering Black sons / Newtona (Tina) Johnson -- A long ways from home? / Michele Moody-Adams -- T.H.U.G. (talented, humanistic, unique, gifted) : anthropology, sentiments, and narratives of Black mothers and sons / Elisha Oliver -- A fierce love : the unique process of nurturing, educating, and protecting our Black sons / Tracey McCants Lewis -- Through the valley of the shadow of death / Veronica T. Watson -- Mothers and their Black sons : struggling against fears, sorrows, and hope / Blanche Radford Curry -- Regarding Henry / T. Denean Sharpley Whiting -- III. Poems. -- A love poem for Michael Brown / Elisheba Johnson -- Lamentations from a Black mom / Dyan Watson -- for trayvon / Treasure Shields Redmond -- News of you, my son / Sharyn Skeeter -- Death passes twice / Autumn Redcross -- LV. Letters. -- Dear William / Gretchen Givens Generett -- A letter to CJ / Regina Sims Wright -- Killing/saving/loving Black boys / Karsonya Wise Whitehead -- Anger / Jacki Lynn Baynks -- A letter to Dr. King : please keep breathing / Maria del Guadalupe Davidson -- A letter to my sons / Dawn Herd-Clark
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 227 pages
Isbn
9781442269118
Lccn
2016023174
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • 946159918
  • (OCoLC)946159918

Subject

Library Locations

    • Ingleside LibraryBorrow it
      1298 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94112, US
      37.724132 -122.456251
    • San Francisco Public LibraryBorrow it
      100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
      37.779376 -122.415795

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by San Francisco Public Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.