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Black Joy
- Narrated by: Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
With deeply personal and uplifting essays in the vein of Black Girls Rock!, You Are Your Best Thing, and I Really Needed This Today, this is “a necessary testimony on the magic and beauty of our capacity to live and love fully and out loud” (Kerry Washington).
When Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts wrote an essay on Black joy for The Washington Post, she had no idea just how deeply it would resonate. But the outpouring of positive responses affirmed her own lived experience: that Black joy is not just a weapon of resistance, it is a tool for resilience.
With this book, Tracey aims to gift her community with a collection of lyrical essays about the way joy has evolved, even in the midst of trauma, in her own life. Detailing these instances of joy in the context of Black culture allows us to recognize the power of Black joy as a resource to draw upon, and to challenge the one-note narratives of Black life as solely comprised of trauma and hardship.
“Lewis-Giggetts etches a stunning personal map that follows in her ancestors’ footsteps and highlights their ability to take control of situational heartbreak and tragedy and make something better out of it….A simultaneously gorgeous and heartbreaking read” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
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- EH
- 2023-04-29
Eye opening, good work
Enjoyed that it was narrated by the author! She revealed a lot about her lived experiences of racism, abuse, trauma and how it impacted her personally. Also discussed historical information that was relevant to providing context. There are some light moments but also a great explanation of how important moments of joy are! Well done!
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