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African American men Social conditions Body image Social aspects HEALTH & FITNESS / General Hommes en surpoids États-Unis Conditions sociales Hommes noirs américains Violence envers Image du corps Aspect social États-Unis Laymon, Kiese Masculinity Masculinité États-Unis United StatesLaymon, Kiese
Summary: "Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAYMON, KIESE LAYLaymon, Kiese
Summary: "A collection of essays on family, race, violence, celebrity, music, writing, and other topics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAYMON, KIESE LAYSmith, Juliana "Jewels"
Summary: "This unflinching visual and literary tour-de-force tackles the most pressing issues of the day--including racism, patriarchy, gentrification, police violence, and the housing crisis--with humor and biting satire. When gentrification strikes the neighborhood surrounding Ronald Reagan University, Naima Pepper recruits a group of disgruntled undergrads of color to launch the first and only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PM Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SMISummary: The former NFL star turned social activist presents 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers and scholars such as Angela Davis and Dereck Purnell that focus on the police and incarceration abolition movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaepernick Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.6 ABOSummary: In this candid look at our relationships with our mothers, fifteen authors write about subjects that they wish they had talked to their mothers about. While some of the writers in this book are estranged from their mothers, others are extremely close. Topics vary widely: from growing up with a deaf mother, to seeking a conversation that won't be interrupted, to relationships affected by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.874 WHAHarrison, Da'Shaun
Summary: "An exploration of anti-fatness and anti-Blackness at the intersections of race, police violence, gender identity, fatness, and health"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2021