A Year of Black Joy

An uplifting and empowering anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary Black voices including chef Andi Oliver, author Patrice Lawrence, space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and climate activist Vanessa Nakate.

Informationen zum Autor JAMIA WILSON is a feminist, activist, writer and speaker from the States. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue and The Washington Post. She is the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted and Black, Step into Your Power, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers and the ABC's of AOC. JADE ORLANDO was born on an army base in North Carolina and grew up in a tiny Michigan town. She received her BFA in Illustration from SCAD Savannah, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, greyhound and four cats. She is the illustrator of Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past and co-illustrator of Hey You! Clients include Scholastic, Carter's, Amazon and Oopsy Daisy. Klappentext Black joy is... Climbing to a mountain's summit. Unearthing a fossilised dinosaur. Playing a piece of classical music. Observing a bird's migration. Celebrate Black life with contributions from 52 cultural luminaries. Discover the joy of chess with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, then learn the moves of the game. Find the joy in stories with award-winning author Patrice Lawrence, then gather the tools to write your own. Experience the joy of food with renowned chef Andi Oliver, then follow a recipe to make a delicious dish. Whether you read an entry a week, or dip into it whenever you are feeling in need of joy, this is a book to treasure all year round. Contributors include: Artistic director Davalois Fearon Florist Hazel Gardiner Life coach David Hale Sylvester Musician Nate Holder Founder of UK Black Pride Lady Phyll Historian Blair Imani Scientist Raven the Science Maven Professor John McWhorter Author Patrice Lawrence Activist Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs Chef Amanda Yee Poet Lemn Sissay OBE Meterologist Alex Wallace Producer and storyteller Laura Henry-Allain MBE Interior designer Michelle Ogundehin Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Environmentalist Vanessa Nakate Doctor Ronx Ikharia Gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith Illustrator Jade Orlando Student Chantale Zuzi Biologist Gillian Burke Oceanographer Bethanie Edwards Beekeeper Samantha Foxx Professor Birgitta Johnson Lifestyle blogger Marie Lahai Comedian Inel Tomlinson Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Artist Andrea Pippins Founder at Black Girls Hike UK Rhiane Fatinikun Athlete Kare Adenegan Photographer and filmmaker Nganji Mutiri Broadcaster Miquita Oliver Journalist Candice Brathwaite-Aboderin Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE Breathwork coach Kathleen Booker Politician David Lammy Chef Andi Oliver Digital creator Phil Calvert Celebrity hairstylist Yene Damtew Space Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock Birdwatcher David Lindo Palaeontologist Dr. Lisa White Archaeologist Ayana Omilade Flewellen Co-founder of Stemettes Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE Podcasters Dr. Samantha Coleman & Sandria Washington Founder of The Angel Investing School Andy Ayim MBE Rugby Football Union Chairman Thomas Ilube CBE Conservationist Tolga Aktas Adventurer Sibusiso Vilane Historian Advolly Richmond Crafter Nerissa Pratt Zusammenfassung An uplifting and empowering anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary Black voices including chef Andi Oliver, author Patrice Lawrence, space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and climate activist Vanessa Nakate....

Autorentext
JAMIA WILSON is a feminist, activist, writer and speaker from the States. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue and The Washington Post. She is the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted and Black, Step into Your Power, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers and the ABC's of AOC. JADE ORLANDO was born on an army base in North Carolina and grew up in a tiny Michigan town. She received her BFA in Illustration from SCAD Savannah, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, greyhound and four cats. She is the illustrator of Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past and co-illustrator of Hey You! Clients include Scholastic, Carter's, Amazon and Oopsy Daisy.

Klappentext

Black joy is... Climbing to a mountain's summit. Unearthing a fossilised dinosaur. Playing a piece of classical music. Observing a bird's migration.

Celebrate Black life with contributions from 52 cultural luminaries. Discover the joy of chess with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, then learn the moves of the game. Find the joy in stories with award-winning author Patrice Lawrence, then gather the tools to write your own. Experience the joy of food with renowned chef Andi Oliver, then follow a recipe to make a delicious dish.

Whether you read an entry a week, or dip into it whenever you are feeling in need of joy, this is a book to treasure all year round. Contributors include:

Artistic director Davalois Fearon

Florist Hazel Gardiner

Life coach David Hale Sylvester

Musician Nate Holder

Founder of UK Black Pride Lady Phyll

Historian Blair Imani

Scientist Raven the Science Maven

Professor John McWhorter

Author Patrice Lawrence

Activist Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs

Chef Amanda Yee

Poet Lemn Sissay OBE

Meterologist Alex Wallace

Producer and storyteller Laura Henry-Allain MBE

Interior designer Michelle Ogundehin

Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Environmentalist Vanessa Nakate

Doctor Ronx Ikharia

Gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith

Illustrator Jade Orlando

Student Chantale Zuzi

Biologist Gillian Burke

Oceanographer Bethanie Edwards

Beekeeper Samantha Foxx

Professor Birgitta Johnson

Lifestyle blogger Marie Lahai

Comedian Inel Tomlinson

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley

Artist Andrea Pippins

Founder at Black Girls Hike UK Rhiane Fatinikun

Athlete Kare Adenegan

Photographer and filmmaker Nganji Mutiri

Broadcaster Miquita Oliver

Journalist Candice Brathwaite-Aboderin

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE

Breathwork coach Kathleen Booker

Politician David Lammy

Chef Andi Oliver

Digital creator Phil Calvert

Celebrity hairstylist Yene Damtew

Space Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Birdwatcher David Lindo

Palaeontologist Dr. Lisa White

Archaeologist Ayana Omilade Flewellen

Co-founder of Stemettes Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

Podcasters Dr. Samantha Coleman & Sandria Washington

Founder of The Angel Investing School Andy Ayim MBE

Rugby Football Union Chairman Thomas Ilube CBE

Conservationist Tolga Aktas

Adventurer Sibusiso Vilane

Historian Advolly Richmond

Crafter Nerissa Pratt