TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Taigi TI - Sometimes rhythm sometimes blues: young African Americans on love, relationships, sex, and the search for Mr SN - 1580050964 AV - E185.86 .S656 2003 U1 - 306.7 PY - 2003///] CY - Emeryville, CA PB - Seal Press KW - African American youth KW - Sexual behavior KW - Biography KW - Man-woman relationships KW - United States KW - African Americans KW - Social conditions KW - Love KW - Sex KW - Social life and customs N1 - 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; Kiini Ibura Salaam --; The Edge: Topography of a First Date in Prison; Asha Bandele --; Dance Like Nobody's Watching; Shani Jamila --; Marriage: The Unfulfilled Prophecy; Tracy LaRae Ruffin --; Retracing Our Steps: An Examination of the Personal Histories that Shape Us --; The Trial; Danielle K. Little --; Black, White, and Seeing Red All Over; Shawn E. Rhea --; Different Ways of Saying I Love You; Rochelle Spencer --; Las Cartas del Alma de Pedro Valentin Carol Almeraz; Taigi Smith --; The Bride Price; Corrie Claiborne --; Bass; Denise Burrell-Stinson --; I'll Sing You a Song from My Soul: The Love Stories --; The Gift of Breath; Amontaine Woods --; Baggage Claim; Tina Fakhrid-Deen --; Pack Light; Kimberly Virginia Hoskins --; Love Down Under; Kristal Brent Zook --; What One Dance Can Do; Keisha-Gaye Anderson --; For Better or Worse: African-American Marriages Under the Microscope --; Me and My Marine: Holding Fast in Love and Faith; Shrona Foreman Sheppard --; Don't Judge a Brother by His Cover; Thembisa S. Mshaka --; Co-Parenting: Stay-at-Home Dads and Other Family Constructs; Misumbo Byrd --; Notes on My First Year of Marriage; Leah P. Hollis --; Talking Back: Black Men Speak --; Love Letters; Kevin Powell --; Big Time; Victor LaValle --; Wilderness 101; Richard Imhotep Symister --; I Don't Need No Man: Does a New Kind of "Bling-Bling" Feminism Create a False Sense of Emotional Empowerment?; Cheo Tyehimba --; The World of Yes; Lawrence C. Ross, Jr N2 - "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 ER -