{"product_id":"bigger-than-bravery-black-resilience-and-reclamation-in-a-time-of-pandemic-9781940596471","title":"Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie Boyd's \u003ci\u003eBigger Than Bravery\u003c\/i\u003e isn't just an anthology; it is a survival guide.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Courtney B. Vance, Tony- and Emmy-winning actor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn anthology of Black resilience and reclamation, with contributions by Pearl Cleage, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Tayari Jones, Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Deesha Philyaw, Khadijah Queen, Jason Reynolds, Alice Walker, and more\u003c\/b\u003eBorn of a desire to bring together the voices of those most harshly affected by the intersecting pandemics of Covid-19 and systemic racism, \u003ci\u003eBigger Than Bravery\u003c\/i\u003e explores comfort and compromise, challenge and resilience, throughout the Great Pause that became the Great Call. Award-winning author and scholar of the Black archive \u003cb\u003eValerie Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e curates this anthology of original essays and poems, alongside some of the most influential nonfiction published on the subject, inviting readers into a conversation of restorative joy and enduring wisdom. \u003ci\u003eBigger Than Bravery \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures what Boyd calls the \"first draft of history,\" with poems serving as deep breaths between narrative essays to form a loose chronology of this unprecedented time. \u003cb\u003eKaren Good Marable \u003c\/b\u003ecranks \"Whip My Hair\" from the car windows during quarantine joyrides with her daughter. \u003cb\u003eDeesha Philyaw\u003c\/b\u003e ponders loneliness as she sorts Zoom meetings into those that require a bra and those that don't. Writing in the moment though not of it, \u003cb\u003ePearl Cleage\u003c\/b\u003e reflects on what has and hasn't changed since the AIDS epidemic. \u003cb\u003eJason Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e harnesses heat and flavor to carry on his father's legacy.Sorrow and outrage have their say, but the stories in these pages are bright with family, music, food, and home, teaching us how to nourish ourselves and our communities. Looking ahead as much as it looks back, \u003ci\u003eBigger Than Bravery\u003c\/i\u003e offers a window into a hopeful, complex present, establishing an essential record of how Black people in America insist on joy as an act of resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lookout Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940596471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Valerie Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389594767541,"sku":"9781940596471","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee8f1fcf-9a15-4042-947a-5cff6f1240bd.jpg?v=1663682530","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bigger-than-bravery-black-resilience-and-reclamation-in-a-time-of-pandemic-9781940596471","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}