The Black Body

By Meri Nana-Ama Danquah

30 black, white and biracial contributors celebrate the black body's dramatic role in culture. Award-winning actors, poets, comedians, filmmakers and journalists come together to offer their perspectives on a fascinating and fundamental question - what does it mean to have, or love, a black body? Ranging from the deeply serious to the playful, these essays explore desire, old age, obesity, sex, hunger and parenting with passionate wisdom and a deep sense of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583228896
• ISBN13: 9781583228890
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"