Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing
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Catherine E. McKinley   L. Joyce. DeLaney

Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: April 1995
Edition Description: 1st Anchor Books ed Edition Number: 1

Destined to become a classic in the tradition of Black-Eyed Susans/Midnight Birds and Erotique Noire, this anthology gives collective voice to black lesbian writings. A fresh and engaging journey, Afrekete will both inform and delight.

From the Publisher:
Destined to become a classic in the tradition of the best-selling Black Eyed Susans/Midnight Birds and Erotique Noire/Black Erotica, Afrekete gives collective voice to the tradition of black lesbian writings. In the vast and proliferating area of both African-American and lesbian and gay writing, the work of black lesbians is most often excluded or relegated to the margins.

Afrekete meshes these seemingly disparate traditions, and celebrates black lesbian experiences in their variety and depth. While bold, tender, and touching, the fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in Afrekete--written in a range of styles--engages a variety of highly topical themes, placing these voices at the center of literary and social discourse.

Beginning with "Tar Beach," an excerpt from Audre Lorde's celebrated memoir, Zami: The Spelling Of My Name,which introduces the character Afrekete, the collection also includes such prominent writers as Michelle Cliff, Carolivia Herron , and Alexis DeVeaux. Other pieces are by Jacqueline Woodson, Sapphire, activist and publisher Barbara Smith, Essence editor Linda Villarosa, and filmmaker Michelle Parkerson, with other contributions by exciting new writers Cynthia Bond, Jocelyn Taylor, Jamika Ajalon, and Sharee Nash.

Afrekete is a collection whose time has come. It is an extraordinary work, one of lasting value for all lovers of literature. A fresh, engaging journey, Afrekete will both inform and delight.

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