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Being Black
by Althea Prince, ISBN: 1895837774
General description: Following in the highly personal tradition of essayists such as Dionne Brand and bell hooks, Althea Prince culls thirty years of lived experience into an important new collection, Being Black.
A writer and sociologist, Prince tackles the complacency she sees in some manifestations of Black Canadian culture - such as Toronto's popular Caribana festival - as well as in white society's attitudes towards Black culture, as revealed by Prince's involvement with the notorious Writers' Union of Canada-sponsored Writing Thru Race conference.
With an introduction by well-known poet and media personality Clifton Joseph, Being Black, ISBN: 1895837774 will appeal both to readers with an interest in Black Canadian culture, and fans of Prince's short fiction and children's books. |
