I listened to the audiobook through Libby narrated by JD Jackson. I listened to it ahead of Kevin's Rhythm & Books bookclub, so I don't want to give too many details. Each essay on different types of black performance (not necessarily related to music) is deeply felt. The author's prose are sometimes a rap of his reflections and feelings. Abdurraqib intricately examines American culture and the Black experience.
We are competitive library employees who are using this blog for our reading contest against each other and Missouri libraries up to the challenge.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
A Little Devil in America
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib (2021) 301 pages
Labels:
African American life,
America,
Black community,
Black men,
black women,
Byron,
dance,
performance,
rap,
rhythm and books
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