In 'Black in Blues,' Imani Perry weaves a rich tapestry of Black life ...
1 day ago · From Africans dressed in blue as if it were ceremonial garb to a tiny house in Alabama and a cloth of remembrance for a loved one, black and blue are brilliant and so is “Black in Blues.”
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
1 day ago · In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.
A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black …
11 hours ago · In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, Perry explores blue as a symbol of both hope and melancholy throughout Black history. "There was something about the universality of the color blue and ... the way in which those two senses of blue coincided so profoundly that actually, for me, became a pathway to ...
Book Review: ‘Black in Blues,’ by Imani Perry - The New York Times
2 days ago · Reading “Black in Blues” is like putting on a pair of those special Kodak 3-D viewfinders that make objects and issues leap suddenly into focus. Periwinkle laid on otherwise unmarked graves ...
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
1 day ago · Imani Perry studies the color blue in all its history and hues in this remarkable analysis. From West Africa to the American South, Black in Blues examines the color's relation to Blackness and culture from the award-winning author of South to America.
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.
Black In Blues by Imani Perry – Book Tour – HarperCollins
“Black in Blues is a stunningly original journey in search of the historical origins of the very soul of African American life and culture. Along the way, Perry shows, with telling detail and in engaging prose, how ‘The Blues’ became Black, and how Black …
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
1 day ago · In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.
How blues (the colors and the sounds) tell African America's story ...
6 days ago · Book Review. Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People. By Imani Perry Ecco: 256 pages, $28.99 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...
Book review of Black in Blues by Imani Perry - bookpage.com
2 days ago · “I wanted to write toward the mystery of blue and its alchemy in the lives of Black folk,” writes Imani Perry in Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People.This impressive read traces a complex history between Black people and the titular color that begins with textile dyers and traders in 17th-century West Africa, when indigo-dyed goods became an integral part of the ...