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This book shows the integral role of the "conscious African family" in developing commercial success stories such as those of Morrison's protagonist, Bride. Bride's accomplishments are an extension of a superficial "cult of celebrity" until a significant journey helps her redefine success by building a community and family.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Editors' Introductions
Natalie King-Pedroso
Rhone Fraser
Part I: Protagonist as Child
Chapter 1. Raising the Inner Child: Lessons in Emotional Development in God Help the Child
Jasmin Wilson
Chapter 2. "The House That Race Built:" Declarations of Toni Morrison's Prophetic Voice in God Help the Child and The Bluest Eye
Khalilah Watson
Chapter 3. Making Black Lives and Families Matter: Honoring Family and Fatherhood in God Help the Child
Sukanya Senapati
Chapter 4. Harvesting Sight and Mind: The Crippling of Community in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child
Jericho Williams
Part II: Protagonist as Professional
Chapter 5. "Sistah From Another Mista": Examining the Familial Bond Between Bride and Brooklyn in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child
Na'Imah Ford
Chapter 6. The Loss and Regaining of Self: Identity Negotiation in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child
Xenia Liashuk
Chapter 7. "Memory is the Worst Thing About Healing:" Acknowledging Multigenerational Trauma and the Middle Passage Voyage of the Sable Venus in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child
Yolanda Franklin
Part III: Protagonist as Partner
Chapter 8. Socialized to Silence: A Close Reading of Lula Ann Bridewell and Booker Starbern in God Help the Child According to Kobi Kambon's African Self-Consciousness Model
Rhone Fraser
Chapter 9. "You Will Love Them, No Matter How Ugly Their Truth Is": Truth, Onomastics, and Black Women's Humanity in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child and Mara Brock Akil's Being Mary Jane
Natalie King-Pedroso
Appendix A. Discussion Questions: Conflicts in Comradeship
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Rhone Fraser and Natalie King-Pedroso - Contributions by Na'Imah Ford; Yolanda Franklin; Rhone Fraser; Natalie King-Pedroso; Xenia Liashuk; Sukanya Senapati; Khalilah Watson; Jericho Williams and Jasmin Wilson
Summary
This book shows the integral role of the “conscious African family” in developing commercial success stories such as those of Morrison’s protagonist, Bride. Bride’s accomplishments are an extension of a superficial “cult of celebrity” until a significant journey helps her redefine success by building a community and family.
