American Negra : a memoir
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Physical Description
279 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"An award-winning journalist, TV political analyst, and creator of TheGrio documentary, Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico, recounts her experiences as an African American and Puerto Rican woman, reflecting on her improbable journey from Syracuse to Harvard, hedge fund boardrooms to newsrooms, and beyond in pursuit of America's infinite opportunities. Part inspiring memoir, part cultural analysis, with remarkable self-determination, Natasha S. Alford shows why the movement to recognize Afro-Latin identity illuminates shared struggles across the Black diaspora and often overlooked history"--
Contents
- P'al Norte
- Mother Tongue
- Pelo Bueno
- Quinceañera
- Gifted
- Golden Ticket
- Black & Crimson
- Hispaniola
- Black Majesty
- Sell Out
- Miss Education
- Second City
- Prodigal Daughter
- Becoming a Grio
- Black Like Negra
- Beyond Invincible
- Diasporica.