Black on Black

On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America

De: Daniel Black

Narrado por: JD Jackson

*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker*
*From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner*
*A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of 2023*
*A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Book for January*
*An Essence "Books by Black Authors to Read This Winter" Pick*
*An Ebony Entertainment "Required Reading" Book for January*
*A Lambda Literary "Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature" for January*
*A Southern Review of Books Best Book of January*

A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America and the ongoing fight for visibility, change, and lasting hope

“There are stories that must be told.”

Acclaimed novelist and scholar Daniel Black has spent a career writing into the unspoken, fleshing out, through storytelling, pain that can’t be described.

Now, in his debut essay collection, Black gives voice to the experiences of those who often find themselves on the margins. Tackling topics ranging from police brutality to the AIDS crisis to the role of HBCUs to queer representation in the black church, Black on Black celebrates the resilience, fortitude, and survival of black people in a land where their body is always on display.

As Daniel Black reminds us, while hope may be slow in coming, it always arrives, and when it does, it delivers beyond the imagination. Propulsive, intimate, and achingly relevant, Black on Black is cultural criticism at its openhearted best.

The author is amazing

Love how expressive and unyielding Dr Black is with presenting this book Will definitely be ordering the paperback to add to my physical library

Excellent!

This is a beautifully written book! An honest, heartfelt intersection of the author’s personal life and broader forces impacting the LGBT community.

A must read for every American!!!

Dr. Black exquisitely explains the plight and brilliance of African-Americans with impeccable precision that left me in shock. Then he challenges the reader on long-accepted culture norms pertaining to gender, sexuality, and racism. You have to read it twice. Then gift it to someone.

A Reflective look black

Totally enjoyed this book. I can't wait to read it again. Each chapter gave observations and truths. It encourages individuals to recognize their own beliefs, actions, and opinions without judgement or directive.

An absolutely riveting book

Dr Black speaks truth to power as he shares
his story of Africans of the diaspora past and present. He weaves together our culture of education, spirituality, faith, religion and so much more. This is a must read!

A Necessary Read!

Daniel Black clearly states truth of our American history, challenging of the Black community as it relates to the subject matter, and creates thought provoking moments for one to for one to agree, dispute or revisit the subject.

Ancestral spirit journey ✨️

Powerful! This book will guide you through the ancestral spiritual experience of existing in America while having the journey of your ancestral roots from Africa in your body, mind , & soul.

A lot of what we need to hear!

What I love most is his originality of thought. It was extremely easy to listen to because it was written with the listen/reader in mind. It’s honest.

Always bet on Black!

Black has done it again! "Massa Don't Leave Me" is a must read. Every chapter gives!

Brilliant, Radical, and Insightful

Several times this work stopped me in my tracks. It made me shake, cry, vibrate on a different frequency, and consider many, many things. It’s unapologetic and direct. It elevates Black people with an abiding and unconditional love, but is equally unsparing in its critique of both us and the world. Sometimes it felt like an elder uncle scolding from an earlier playbook, but more often than not it felt fresh and timely, resonating deeply as an inconvenient yet undeniable truth. What an aria of agape love.