{"product_id":"black-single-mother-real-life-tales-of-longing-and-belonging-9780593447543","title":"Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging","description":"\u003cb\u003eA personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant essays and candid interviews by a celebrated cultural critic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jamilah Lemieux is one of the most important feminist writers of the twenty-first century.\"--Brittney Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature candid, humorous, and sometimes biting takes, Jamilah Lemieux suffers no fools while also courageously revealing the scars of her own parenting journey and search for self-acceptance in a world that hates \"baby mamas.\" With a particular verve and relatability--honed in her many years among Black Twitter's most prominent voices--Lemieux centers the complex reality of Black single motherhood: uncertainty and fierceness alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack. Single. Mother. \u003c\/i\u003ecombines riveting personal essays, infused with whip-smart cultural and historical analysis, with twenty-one intimate first-person testimonies from a spectrum of Black single mothers. A long-overdue offering in celebration of the American matriarch most often maligned, \u003ci\u003eBlack. Single. Mother. \u003c\/i\u003esets out to inspire a new cultural and community dialogue about this powerful figure as one profoundly deserving of love, support, and respect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamilah LeMieux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roc Lit 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593447543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamilah Lemieux \u003c\/b\u003eis a cultural critic and writer with a focus on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. A leading feminist thinker, social influencer, and millennial media darling, Lemieux has written for a host of platforms, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Essence, Playboy, The Cut, The Guardian, Colorlines, The Washington Post, Wired, Self, Refinery29, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She was prominently featured in Lifetime's docuseries \u003ci\u003eSurviving R. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSurviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e. She also appeared in A\u0026amp;E's \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e. Lemieux penned the forewords for the anniversary editions of Michele Wallace's \u003ci\u003eBlack Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman\u003c\/i\u003e and Ann Petry's \u003ci\u003eMiss Muriel and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, she writes a weekly advice column for \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Care and Feeding\" parenting section and is a co-host for the podcast of the same name. She resides in Los Angeles with her daughter, Naima.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jamilah LeMieux \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733830811805,"sku":"9780593447543","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7e5552f4-50d1-400f-a571-5adc73a5ff0d.jpg?v=1773736591","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/black-single-mother-real-life-tales-of-longing-and-belonging-9780593447543","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}