Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest
by Kevin Young, Jamaal May, Curtis L. Crisler, Leslie Barlow, Gabrielle Civil, Mary Pattillo, Janice N. Harrington, Joe Boyle, Edward M. Miggins, Vanessa Taylor, Zenzele Isoke, Jamala Rogers, Yvonne, Jordan Weber, Kisha Nicole Foster, Terrion L. Williamson, Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Tamara Winfrey-Harris, Kim-Marie Walker, Tanisha C. Ford, Tara L. Conley, Deva Rashed-Boone, Lyndsey Ellis, Njaimeh Njie, Beverly Cottman, Nia Easley, Aaron K. Foley, Brian G. Gilmore, Devon Ginn, Michelle S. Johnson, Ezekiel Joubert III, Kidiocus King-Carroll, Phyllis May-Machunda, Alexandra Nicome, Mikael Chukwuma Owunna, Courtney Wise Randolph, Katherine Simóne Reynolds, Mark V. Reynolds, Terrence Shambley Jr., Wylliam Smith, Melissa N. Stuckey, Zuggie Tate, Rachel Elise Thomas, DeMar Walker, David Weathersby, Jeffrey C. Wray
About this book
Black Americans have been among the hardest hit by the rapid deindustrialization and accompanying economic decline that have become so synonymous with the Midwest. Since the 2016 election, many traditional media outlets have renewed attention on the conditions of "Middle America," but the national discourse continues to marginalize the Black people who live there. Black in the Middle brings the voices of Black Midwesterners front and center. Filled with compelling narratives, thought-provoking analyses, and impactful commentaries, this anthology explores the various meanings and experiences of blackness throughout the Rust Belt, the Midwest, and the Great Plains. Bringing together people from major metropolitan centers like Detroit and Chicago as well as smaller cities and rural areas where the lives of Black residents have too often gone unacknowledged, this collection is a much-needed corrective to the narrative of the region.
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