King : please keep breathing / Maria del Guadalupe Davidson Killing/saving/loving Black boys / Karsonya Wise WhiteheadĪ letter to Dr. Lamentations from a Black mom / Dyan Watson Denean Sharpley WhitingĪ love poem for Michael Brown / Elisheba Johnson Mothers and their Black sons : struggling against fears, sorrows, and hope / Blanche Radford Curry Through the valley of the shadow of death / Veronica T. (talented, humanistic, unique, gifted) : anthropology, sentiments, and narratives of Black mothers and sons / Elisha OliverĪ fierce love : the unique process of nurturing, educating, and protecting our Black sons / Tracey McCants Lewis The war within : respect and the predicament of mothering Black sons / Newtona (Tina) JohnsonĪ long ways from home? / Michele Moody-Adams Reflections of Black motherhood : birthing Black sons / Linda D. Sacrificial lambs : how many dead bodies is enough? / Carol E. Carstarphenīlack and blue : stressing through to dialogue / Deborah Binkley-JacksonĪ Black Jewish boy facing manhood / Jane Anna Gordon The trouble I've seen.and why it matters / Meta G. Why being the lone Black friend of whites will not protect you / Noliwe Rooks Introduction: For the love of our sons / George YancyĪ bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams / Shelly Bellĭark radiance / Becky Thompson and LaMar Delandro Includes bibliographical references and index. Mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes Hadley, Susan (Susan Joan), 1967- editor of compilation. Davidson, Maria del Guadalupe, editor of compilation. Other contributors Yancy, George, editor of compilation. Our black sons matter : mothers talk about fears, sorrows, and hopes / edited by George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, and Susan Hadley.

Our Black Sons Matter by George Yancy