Mama - A Queer Black Womans Story of a Family Lost and Found

"A rare and timely parenting memoir by a queer Black mother, Mama follows the impact of incarceration on a family, exploring the generational trauma and pulling back the curtain on the foster care system"--

About the author

Nikkya Hargrove is a graduate of Bard College and currently serves as a member of the school's Board of Governors and chair of the alumni/ae Diversity Committee. A LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow, she has written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the prison system for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Shondaland. She has worked for social impact nonprofits providing support to underserved communities throughout her professional career. She lives in Connecticut with her wife and three children.
 

Summary

In this searing and ultimately uplifting memoir, Lambda Literary Nonfiction Fellow Nikkya Hargrove describes how she-fresh out of college, Black, and queer-adopted her baby brother after their often incarcerated mother died, and how she was determined to create the kind of family she never had.

Foreword

In this searing and ultimately uplifting memoir, Lambda Literary Nonfiction Fellow Nikkya Hargrove describes how she-fresh out of college, Black, and queer-adopted her baby brother after their often incarcerated mother died, and how she was determined to create the kind of family she never had.

Product details

• Authors: Nikkya Hargrove
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781643751580
• ISBN: 978-1-64375-158-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Relating to peoples of African descent, Relating to African American people, Gay & Lesbian studies, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+