Far Away from Close to Home
A Black Millennial Woman in Progress
New York, NY : Three Rooms Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 207 pages ; 22 cm
"Through a series of extraordinary, incisive, often-humorous essays, Emmy Award-winning actress and writer Vanessa Baden Kelly examines what the idea of 'home' means to a Black millennial woman. What are the consequences of gentrification on the life of a young Black woman, and on her ability to raise a family? What does it mean to be part of a lineage, whether it be passed down through names or through the voices of generations of writers and thinkers? Underlying the theme of each essay are questions of how a Black millennial woman can find 'home' anywhere when confronted with its invasion by police, men, and society's expectations"--Back cover.
Contents:
Stop -- Sybrina, Gina, and me -- Bloodline of a name -- Unreliable narrator -- Miracle of Black love -- Joggers -- Texts with Chaz.
Subjects:
Kelly, Vanessa Baden.
African American women -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
African American women -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Kelly, Vanessa Baden.
African American women -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
African American women -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9781953103024
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Kelly, Vanessa | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |