'Black on Black' celebrates Black culture while exploring history and racial tension
Daniel Black's essays call for an overhaul of the U.S. criminal justice system, of the Black church, of the way Black people see themselves, and of the country itself — and do so with authority
These lines appear on the first page of Daniel Black's Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America:
"I write because we hurt. I write because some pain can't be described. It can only be felt in the marrow of a story or the lyrics of a song."
Black's new collection of essays dig deep into Blackness, history and racial tension in this country, while simultaneously serving as a powerful call to action and a celebration of Black culture.
