SUSANA AT A GLANCE

The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. 

Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, Susana Morris

Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude from the founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.

Edited by Brittney C. Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn

These essays explore "Sex and Power in the Black Church," discuss how "Clair Huxtable Is Dead," list "Five Ways Talib Kweli Can Become a Better Ally to Women in Hip Hop," and dwell on "Dating with a Doctorate (She Got a Big Ego?)." Self-described as "critical homegirls," the authors tackle life stuck between loving hip hop and ratchet culture while hating patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism.

This book explores how African American and Caribbean women writers challenge the contradictory public narratives of the “black family” by rejecting respectability politics and instead envisioning transgressive kinship systems grounded in community care, accountability, and African diasporic cultural practices.