NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A sweeping, genre-bending masterpiece (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas Morning News, Publishers Weekly

Gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Bl ...