I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin

by Valerie Mason-John

Social Justice Poetry
Spoken-word poet Valerie Mason-John unsettles readers with potent images of ongoing trauma from slavery and colonization. Her narratives range from the beginnings of the African Diaspora to the story of a stowaway on the Windrush, from racism and sexism in Trump's America to the wide impact of the Me Too movement. Stories of entrapment, sexual assault, addictive behaviours, and rave culture are told and contrasted to the strengthening...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772125105
• ISBN13: 9781772125108
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up