Afrekete

An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing

Plot

Afrekete gives collective voice to the tradition of black lesbian writing. In the vast and proliferating area of both African-American and lesbian and gay writing, the work of black lesbians is most often excluded or relegated to the margins. Afrekete meshes these seemingly disparate traditions and celebrates black lesbian experiences in all their variety and depth.

Contents:
Tar beach / Audre Lorde --
American dreams / Sapphire --
Testimony of a naked woman / Jocelyn Maria Taylor --
Water call / Helen Elaine Lee --
Tuesday, August third / Jacqueline Woodson --
Dear Aunt Nanadine / Alexis De Veaux --
Odds and ends / Michelle Parkerson --
What has yet to be sung / Malkia Cyril --
The old lady / Carolivia Herron --
Wink of an eye / Jewelle Gomez --
Kaleidoscope / Jamika Ajalon --
Queen for 307 days / Jackie Goldsby --
Where will you be? / Pat Parker --
Screen memory / Michelle Cliff --
Revelations / Linda Villarosa --
Ruby / Cynthia Bond --
Dare / Melanie Hope --
Take care / Sharee Nash --
Ode to Aretha / Evelyn C. White --
Today is not the day / Audre Lorde.