Sometimes rhythm sometimes blues : young African Americans on love, relationships, sex, and the search for Mr. Right /
Right
edited by Taigi Smith ; [foreword by Audrey B. Chapman].
- xxii, 245 pages ; 21 cm
Interview with Audrey B. Chapman -- A Tangled Web We've Weaved: Exploring the Complexities of African-American Relationships -- When Conception Equals Confusion: The Battle Between Mothers and Would-Be Fathers / The Edge: Topography of a First Date in Prison / Dance Like Nobody's Watching / Marriage: The Unfulfilled Prophecy / Retracing Our Steps: An Examination of the Personal Histories that Shape Us -- The Trial / Black, White, and Seeing Red All Over / Different Ways of Saying I Love You / Las Cartas del Alma de Pedro Valentin Carol Almeraz / The Bride Price / Bass / I'll Sing You a Song from My Soul: The Love Stories -- The Gift of Breath / Baggage Claim / Pack Light / Love Down Under / What One Dance Can Do / For Better or Worse: African-American Marriages Under the Microscope -- Me and My Marine: Holding Fast in Love and Faith / Don't Judge a Brother by His Cover / Co-Parenting: Stay-at-Home Dads and Other Family Constructs / Notes on My First Year of Marriage / Talking Back: Black Men Speak -- Love Letters / Big Time / Wilderness 101 / I Don't Need No Man: Does a New Kind of "Bling-Bling" Feminism Create a False Sense of Emotional Empowerment? / The World of Yes / Kiini Ibura Salaam -- Asha Bandele -- Shani Jamila -- Tracy LaRae Ruffin -- Danielle K. Little -- Shawn E. Rhea -- Rochelle Spencer -- Taigi Smith -- Corrie Claiborne -- Denise Burrell-Stinson -- Amontaine Woods -- Tina Fakhrid-Deen -- Kimberly Virginia Hoskins -- Kristal Brent Zook -- Keisha-Gaye Anderson -- Shrona Foreman Sheppard -- Thembisa S. Mshaka -- Misumbo Byrd -- Leah P. Hollis -- Kevin Powell -- Victor LaValle -- Richard Imhotep Symister -- Cheo Tyehimba -- Lawrence C. Ross, Jr.
"In this collection, both men and women reach beyond the hype to explore the complex, varied, and rhythmic backdrop to the African-American search for love and lasting partnerships."--BOOK JACKET.
1580050964 9781580050968
2004298337
African American youth--Sexual behavior African American youth--Biography Man-woman relationships--United States African Americans--Social conditions African Americans--Sexual behavior African Americans--Biography Love--United States Sex--United States Man-woman relationships African Americans--Social life and customs Love.