Book
Walking in my joy : in these streets
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Physical Description
xii, 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Summary
"A new offering from the author of the hugely successful Mother of Black Hollywood. Walking in My Joy is a collection of electric stories by the one and only, super hilarious Jenifer Lewis. Her commentary on what's happening in the world today, told through her outrageous real-life adventures, will have you laughing out loud, while her insightful messages touch your soul. A self-described 'traveling fool and nature freak,' Jenifer takes readers with her all over the world, from Cape Town to Bali; Washington, DC, to the Serengeti; Mongolia to St. Petersburg; and Argentina to Antarctica to demonstrate how she walks in her joy by seeking pleasure in everyday encounters. Every step of the way you'll be doubled over with laughter as she faints at the Obamas' holiday party; awakens to a swollen face and has to go to the hospital during the height of the Covid pandemic; an alien visitation; a successful takedown of a conman; as well as meeting a handsome Maasai warrior and being chased by a Cape buffalo. An actress, activist, and mental health advocate, Jenifer Lewis imparts ways to love yourself that will allow you to deflect negative energy and keep people who may come to take your joy in check. She stresses the importance of fully living to your greatest ambitions and taking the time to admire the world's natural gifts. She also encourages embracing each other's uniqueness as a way of finding societal healing. Walking in My Joy is a riveting and enthralling journey"--
Contents
- In these streets
- The Black house
- This thing
- Dicktimized
- Before you lie to us
- Mickey Mouse is canceled
- Fuck FluRona
- Wear your mask or it's your ass
- Dumbass Nancy
- We're gonna be alright
- Age of innocence
- Drag Queen in my basement
- What page are you on?
- Captain of my ship
- Don't listen to the trolls
- Two-oh Two-Oh, wait a minute, tho
- That's enough
- Fuck the falling years
- The mother of Black Hollywood
- Take your knee off my neck
- To hate the tyrant is to become the tyrant
- Kendrick Johnson
- Mud pies and the Maasai
- We've got to save our children.