Black Futures
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About This Book
"A literary experience unlike any I've had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have been and where they might be going."— The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) What does it mean to be Black and alive right now? Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work—images, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more—to tell the story of the radical, imaginative, provocative, and gorgeous world that Black creators are bringing forth today. The book presents a succession of startling and beautiful pieces that generate an entrancing Readers will go from conversations with activists and academics to memes and Instagram posts, from powerful essays to dazzling paintings and insightful infographics. In answering the question of what it means to be Black and alive, Black Futures opens a prismatic vision of possibility for every reader.
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"A must-own compendium illustrating the richness, joy, and power of the modern Black experience."
"A significant offering for its timely, accessible documentation of writing, artwork, and thought around Black lives and Black futurity."
"In their introduction, the editors state that one of their intentions with this book 'is to encourage readers to follow their interests into a deep warren of rabbit holes and discoveries.' They succeed; every reader will engage with this work differently, and will be able to come back to it again and again for inspiration."
"political—as life is political—and joyous."
"That's where so much of the pleasure of "Black Futures" lives: in getting lost down rabbit holes, learning more about, say, Black trans visibility or Black farming or Black hair."
"Curator Drew and New York Times Magazine writer Wortham probe the meaning of Black identity and offer a 'series of guideposts' to the future of the Black experience in this multifaceted and visually arresting anthology of essays, poems, and art ..."
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