Brown Women (1997) successfully ushers in the refreshingly new, necessary, and timely poetical voice of Niama Leslie Williams. Firmly standing upon the shoulders of strong African women who have taught her how to "resist, resist, resist!", this young and vibrant poet uses her natural gift and creative genius to deliver profound and uncompromising messages to a society bent on silencing the African female voice. It is through her verses that we begin to hear the once silent voices and see the deep contours on the faces of the many faceless grandmothers, mothers, daughters, wives, and sisters whom we all know. We hear their longings, feel their pain, and share their joys. She breathes new life into Baldwin's Florence and Wright's Bessie; she reaches out beyond the grave to Malcolm X and unapologetically demands to be heard, felt, and seen. She forcefully unveils the private "FlimFlam Man" in all of us.$17.95http://www.blowingupbarriers.comRead more…
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