This important book collects a wide range of fiction and poetry that first appeared in the pages of Callaloo, the premier literary journal devoted to African-diaspora literature and to Black literary and cultural studies.
Callaloo or Tossed Salad? is a historical and ethnographic case study of the politics of cultural struggle between two traditionally subordinate ancestral groups in Trinidad, those claiming African and Indian descent.
Saeed , a relative of my friend Dalia , for example , grew up in a cocoa - producing area . His story , as Dalia recounted it to me in 1997 , was that his father had eloped with the daughter of the overseer of a nearby cocoa estate .
All readers of fiction will enjoy this lush collection.
Healthier Steps' Michelle Blackwood presents over 125 delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
In the process, this book explores the dreams and realizations of black diasporic mobility and separation as represented by some of its most powerful soundtexts and cultural practitioners, and it poses questions about their legacies for us ...
This helpful book is about the incidents you don't think about before you have children.
We want to share this joy: a testament to the culture of Jamaica, the fun, fantastic FLAVAs, and the stories behind the food, straight from the people of Jamaica. So, get your ingredients, turn on a likkle music, and let's get cooking!
Poems written in Jamaican dialect introduce the alphabet through the foods of the Caribbean.
Stories about black lesbians, past and present. They range from Miss Hannah's Lesson, on a relationship between a slave and her mistress, to Losing Sight of Lavender, in which the protagonist contracts HIV.