Tracey M Lewis-Giggetts
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts published a piece in The Washington Post on Black joy, she had no idea that it would resonate with countless people across the United States. As a professor of English and Black studies, she is well aware that Black joy can be a tool of resistance and resilience. And today, more than ever, it must be recognized as a means of personal and collective healing. Now, Lewis-Giggetts expands on this concept with an inspirational...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts wrote an essay on Black joy for the Washington Post, she had no idea just how deeply it would resonate, but the outpouring of responses affirmed her own lived experience: that Black joy is not just a weapon of resistance, it is a tool for resilience. With this book, Tracey aims to gift her community with a collection of lyrical essays about the way joy has evolved, even in the midst of trauma, in her own life. Detailing...