Black Feminist Mothering in 21st Century Literature

This volume positions Black feminist mothering as much more than biological or caregiving role. Building on key Black feminist tenets, Dr. Carr examines Black women's maternal labors as the radical proclamation of our ability to mother ourselves, tend to each other, and nourish our communities.

Nicole Carr is an Assistant Professor of African American Literature.

Introduction Chapter One:"Riding with Death: Assata ShakurFannie Lou Hamer, and Revolutionary Black Matrilineal Consciousness" Chapter Two: "The Motherwork Continues: Merciful Mothering in the Black Lives Matter Era" Chapter Three: "Sisters in Bloom: Tending to the Garden of Sisterhood" Chapter Four: "We Can Learn to Mother Ourselves: Sisterwork in the Time of Betty, Coretta, and Myrlie" Chapter Five: "I Am Not My Brother's Keeper: Black Women M(o)thering Themselves" Chapter Six: "I Am Not Your Mammy: Kamala Harris and the Politics of Refusal"