{"product_id":"black-single-mother-real-life-tales-of-longing-and-belonging-hardcover","title":"Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging - Hardcover","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\u003eJamilah LeMieux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant essays and candid interviews by a celebrated cultural critic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jamilah Lemieux is one of the most important feminist writers of the twenty-first century.\"--Brittney Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature candid, humorous, and sometimes biting takes, Jamilah Lemieux suffers no fools while also courageously revealing the scars of her own parenting journey and search for self-acceptance in a world that hates \"baby mamas.\" With a particular verve and relatability--honed in her many years among Black Twitter's most prominent voices--Lemieux centers the complex reality of Black single motherhood: uncertainty and fierceness alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack. Single. Mother. \u003c\/i\u003ecombines riveting personal essays, infused with whip-smart cultural and historical analysis, with twenty-one intimate first-person testimonies from a spectrum of Black single mothers. A long-overdue offering in celebration of the American matriarch most often maligned, \u003ci\u003eBlack. Single. Mother. \u003c\/i\u003esets out to inspire a new cultural and community dialogue about this powerful figure as one profoundly deserving of love, support, and respect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamilah Lemieux \u003c\/b\u003eis a cultural critic and writer with a focus on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. A leading feminist thinker, social influencer, and millennial media darling, Lemieux has written for a host of platforms, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Essence, Playboy, The Cut, The Guardian, Colorlines, The Washington Post, Wired, Self, Refinery29, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She was prominently featured in Lifetime's docuseries \u003ci\u003eSurviving R. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSurviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e. She also appeared in A\u0026amp;E's \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e. Lemieux penned the forewords for the anniversary editions of Michele Wallace's \u003ci\u003eBlack Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman\u003c\/i\u003e and Ann Petry's \u003ci\u003eMiss Muriel and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, she writes a weekly advice column for \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Care and Feeding\" parenting section and is a co-host for the podcast of the same name. She resides in Los Angeles with her daughter, Naima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.13 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987485688109,"sku":"9780593447543","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YB__rVkrPh9780593447543.webp?v=1776178992","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/black-single-mother-real-life-tales-of-longing-and-belonging-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}