I am Still Your Negro - An Homage to James Baldwin (Paperback)

Social Justice Poetry Spoken-word poet Valerie Mason-John unsettles readers with potent images of ongoing trauma from slavery and colonization. Her narratives range from the beginnings of the African Diaspora to the story of a stowaway on the Windrush, from racism and sexism in Trump's America to the wide impact of the Me Too movement. Stories of entrapment, sexual assault, addictive behaviours, and rave culture are told and contrasted to the strengthening and forthright voice of Yaata, Supreme Being. I Am Still Your Negro is truth that needs to be told, re-told, and remembered. I was your Negro Captured and sold I am still your negro Arrested and killed -from "I Am Still Your Negro"

General

Imprint:	University of Alberta Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Robert Kroetsch Series
Release date:	2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Valerie Mason-John
Foreword by:	George Elliott Clarke
Dimensions:	229 x 133 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-77212-510-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	1-77212-510-5
Barcode:	9781772125108

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