Against the Grain

Conveying Black Loss

Black parents worry about racism’s impact on their children. Jennifer C. Nash is interested both in the nature of racialized anxiety and the way it’s rendered visible to the general public. Among other things, she looks at how Black mothers have used the epistolary form to convey their concerns, fears, and hopes.

Jennifer C. Nash, How We Write Now: Living with Black Feminist Theory Duke University Press, 2024