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        • Gloria McNeil
        • Stephanie D. Keene
        • TheeAmazingGrace (Gracie Berry)
        • Leonia Johnson
        • Paula Ogden-Artwell
        • ADRIANNE DUMPSON-DIGGS
    • INTRODUCTION: BLACK LEMONS
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    • Dennis Maurice
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BLACK WASHED

A Collection of Essays, Poems, Dreams, and Letters Addressed to Black Folk
Black Washed: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Dreams, and Letters Addressed to Black Folk is personal. This spiritually charged,  thoughtful critique revels in the humane nature of Black life absent of white things through thirty-five chronicles from the author and foreword contributors. Dennis Maurice offers access to his heritage coming-to-be in a Black, fat, queer, Christian body in this intimate and confident collection of narratives that are elevated, weaved, and patted down by the declarations of ten Black women generously curating the foreword. This urbane coming-of-age collection is a declaration that Black life does not begin when we are oppressed, maligned, or killed and as such Black death cannot be a Black nativity. Black folk are luxuriant and alive in this skin, always and in all ways.

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​Black Lemons
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Learn more about Dennis Maurice, author of
​Black Washed and What My Colored Eyes See.
Read "No Bone"
​EXCERPT from Black Washed
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​Me, Too, Sis...
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The essays, poems, dreams, and letters in Black Washed are elevated through a properly patted weave delivered as Black women can. Learn more about our foreword authors here.

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Black Washed: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Dreams, and Letters Addressed to Black Folk is personal. This spiritually charged, thoughtful critique revels in the humane nature of Black life absent of white things through 35 chronicles from the author and foreword contributors. Dennis Maurice offers access to his heritage coming-to-be in a Black, fat, queer, Christian body in this intimate and confident collection of narratives that are elevated, weaved, and patted down by the declarations of ten Black women generously curating the foreword. This urbane coming-of-age collection is a declaration that Black life does not begin when we are oppressed, maligned, or killed and as such Black death will never be a Black nativity. Black folk are luxuriant and alive in this skin, always and in all ways.


NOTE TO CUSTOMERS:

Very Black Books processes all orders made by Wednesday at 11:59PM (est) weekly. We fulfill orders through a third-party service and customers generally receive their orders within 5-8 business days following processing. Currently, we offer a 25% discount compared to Amazon and LuLu, so feel free to buy 2 or more copies from our Very Black Bookstore!


Customers can submit issues, concerns, or reviews by email: info@veryBlackbooks.com.

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Black Washed: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Dreams, and Letters Addressed to Black Folk ispersonal. This spiritually charged, thoughtful critique revels in the humane nature of Black life absent of white things through 35 chronicles from the author and foreword contributors. Dennis Maurice offers access to his heritage coming-to-be in a Black, fat, queer, Christian body in this intimate and confident collection of narratives that are elevated, weaved, and patted down by the declarations of ten Black women generously curating the foreword. This urbane coming-of-age collection is a declaration that Black life does not begin when we are oppressed, maligned, or killed and as such Black death will never be a Black nativity. Black folk are luxuriant and alive in this skin, always and in all ways.


NOTE TO CUSTOMERS:

In most cases, signed copies can be picked up in the Philadelphia, PA area; however, those arrangements need to be finalized in 14 days or the order will be held and mailed once the customer submits the shipping costs. Very Black Books processes all orders for shipping made by Wednesday at 11:59PM (est) weekly. We fulfill orders through a third-party service and customers generally receive their orders within 5-8 business days following processing. Currently, we offer a $5 discount on signed copies and currently you can only receive a signed copy through Very Black Books. Feel free to buy 2 or more signed copies with our specialty bookmark from our Very Black Bookstore!


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  • HOME
  • BLACK WASHED
    • FOREWORD AUTHORS >
      • Me, too, Sis...
      • Foreword Authors Bios >
        • Melonee D. Gaines
        • Joy V. Harris
        • Ivory Allison
        • Dreena Whitfield-Brown
        • Gloria McNeil
        • Stephanie D. Keene
        • TheeAmazingGrace (Gracie Berry)
        • Leonia Johnson
        • Paula Ogden-Artwell
        • ADRIANNE DUMPSON-DIGGS
    • INTRODUCTION: BLACK LEMONS
    • No Bone
    • Dennis Maurice
  • SHOP
    • BUY BLACK WASHED TODAY!
  • VERY BLACK CONVOS
  • A Very Black Blog
  • Contact Us