After two decades, critically acclaimed author, creative writing coach, literary consultant, and co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation Marita Golden revisits her seminal work, Saving Our Sons. In it, Golden was the first Black writer to address the horrifying phenomenon of police brutality wrought upon young Black men. This intimate account of a mother’s efforts to save her son, which includes conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves, remains a timely read.
After two decades, critically acclaimed author, creative writing coach, literary consultant, and co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation Marita Golden revisits her seminal work, Saving Our Sons. In it, Golden was the first Black writer to address the horrifying phenomenon of police brutality wrought upon young Black men. This intimate account of a mother’s efforts to save her son, which includes conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves, remains a timely read.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Marita Golden is an accomplished author of dozens of critically acclaimed novels and nonfiction works, including The Strong Black Woman (Mango 2021). She is also the co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation, an American literary nonprofit organization that provides workshops, classes, support, and community for talented and successful Black writers. During her teaching career, she has taught creative writing at numerous colleges and universities, including Johns Hopkins University and Virginia Commonwealth University. Marita is the recipient of many esteemed writing and literary activism awards, such as the International Literary Hall of Fame of Writers of African Descent Inductee (Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University), the Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award (Poets and Writers), and the Distinguished Service Award (Authors Guild). Currently, as a masterful creative writing coach and literary consultant, Marita spends her time coaching burgeoning and seasoned authors through the necessary stages of fear and anxiety in the creative process.
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Contents Author’s Preface Acknowledgements Calling My Name Trouble the Waters An Acquaintance with Grief Soon One Morning Epilogue The Dead Call Us to Remember About the Author
Contents Author’s Preface Acknowledgements Calling My Name Trouble the Waters An Acquaintance with Grief Soon One Morning Epilogue The Dead Call Us to Remember About the Author
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