{"product_id":"black-love-letters-1638931208","title":"Black Love Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1638931208\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown, Cole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs seen on ABC's The View  One of W magazines Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023\"We reserve this space for our humanity in all of its fond, ironic, elated, grief-stricken, confused glory . . . When you find yourself alone and downtrodden, when the news is too much, return to these pages. This one is for you.\" -from the introduction by Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson\"There's something particularly special about Black Love. When you consider the history of our people, the strife and adversity we've overcome, love seems an almost illogically ambitious act of resistance.\" -from the foreword by John LegendFrom celebrated Black writers, creators, and thinkers-and with a foreword by John Legend-comes a collection of letters and original illustrations on the subject of Black love, a powerful and heartfelt celebration of Blackness in all its many forms.In this exquisite anthology of letters and illustrations, Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson bring together a constellation of influential Black figures to write to the people, places, and moments that mean the most to them. With a foreword from John Legend and contributions from Brontez Purnell, Morgan Jerkins, Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Imani Perry, among many others, Black Love Letters is an ode to a phenomenal community: a testament to the fact that where there has been pain and suffering, there has also always been immeasurable, irrepressible joy and love.With letters from: Akili King  Reverend Al Sharpton  Alexandra Elle  Allisa Charles-Findley  Barbara Edelin  Belinda Walker  Ben Crump  Bill Whitaker  Bilquisu Abdullah  Brianna Holt  Brontez Purnell  Cole Brown  Danez Smith  Dick Parsons  Deborah Willis  Doug Jones  Douglas Kearney  Imani Perry  Jamila Woods  Jan Menafee  Jayne Allen  Jeh Charles Johnson  Jenna Wortham  Jonathan Capehart  John Legend  Joel Castón  Joy-Ann Reid  Justus Cornelius Pugh  Kwame Dawes  Lynae Vanee Bogues  Mahogany Browne  Malachi Elijah  Michael Eric Dyson  Morgan Jerkins  Nadia Owusu  Natalie Johnson  Raka Reynolds  Rhianna Jones  Chef Roze Traore  Sojourner Brown  Tarana Burke  Tembe Denton-Hurst  Topaz Jones  Tracey Michael Lewis-Giggetts  VJ Jenkins\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158698881312,"sku":"NEW1638931208","price":15.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71Q7PZnlVKL.jpg?v=1786083485","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/black-love-letters-1638931208","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}