"A rare and timely parenting memoir by a queer Black mother, Mama follows the impact of incarceration on a family, exploring the generational trauma and pulling back the curtain on the foster care system"--
| Autor: | Hargrove, Nikkya |
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| ISBN: | 9781643751580 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Workman |
| Veröffentlicht: | 15.10.2024 |
| Untertitel: | A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found |
| Schlagworte: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+ Biography: general Ethnic Studies Gay & Lesbian studies LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest Relating to African American people Relating to LGBTQ+ people Relating to peoples of African descent |
Nikkya Hargrove is a graduate of Bard College and currently serves as a member of the school's Board of Governors and chair of the alumni/ae Diversity Committee. A LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow, she has written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the prison system for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Shondaland. She has worked for social impact nonprofits providing support to underserved communities throughout her professional career. She lives in Connecticut with her wife and three children.