{"product_id":"black-joy-stories-of-resistance-resilience-and-restoration-paperback","title":"Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis-Giggetts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith deeply personal and uplifting essays in the vein of \u003ci\u003eBlack Girls Rock!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e You Are Your Best Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Really Needed This Today\u003c\/i\u003e, this is \"a necessary testimony on the magic and beauty of our capacity to live and love fully and out loud\" (Kerry Washington).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts wrote an essay on Black joy for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, she had no idea just how deeply it would resonate. But the outpouring of positive responses affirmed her own lived experience: that Black joy is not just a weapon of resistance, it is a tool for resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 these instances of joy in the context of Black culture allows us to recognize the power of Black joy as a resource to draw upon, and to challenge the one-note narratives of Black life as solely comprised of trauma and hardship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Lewis-Giggetts etches a stunning personal map that follows in her ancestors' footsteps and highlights their ability to take control of situational heartbreak and tragedy and make something better out of it....A simultaneously gorgeous and heartbreaking read\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts is the author of eighteen books, and the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eHeARTtalk with Tracey Michae'l\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Follow her on Twitter @TMLewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984095641901,"sku":"9781982176563","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TE1jejI4cjhmT2RaL2V3UFQ5NTYwUT09.webp?v=1776081907","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/black-joy-stories-of-resistance-resilience-and-restoration-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}