{"product_id":"im-black-when-im-singing-im-blue-when-i-aint-and-other-plays-9780822347781","title":"I'm Black When I'm Singing, I'm Blue When I Ain't and Other Plays","description":"Sonia Sanchez is a prolific, award-winning poet and one of the most prominent writers in the Black Arts movement. This collection brings her plays together in one volume for the first time. Like her poetry, Sanchez's plays voice her critique of the racism and sexism that she encountered as a young female writer in the black militant community in the late 1960s and early 1970s, her ongoing concern with the well-being of the black community, and her commitment to social justice. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Bronx Is Next\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eSister Son\/ji\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eDirty Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eMalcolm\/Man Don't Live Here No Mo\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), and \u003ci\u003eUh, Uh; But How Do It Free Us?\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), this collection includes the never-before-published dramas \u003ci\u003eI'm Black When I'm Singing, I'm Blue When I Ain't\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and \u003ci\u003e2 X 2\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), as well as three essays in which Sanchez reflects on her art and activism. Jacqueline Wood's introduction illuminates Sanchez's stagecraft in relation to her poetry and advocacy for social change, and the feminist dramatic voice in black revolutionary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1657186\"\u003eSonia Sanchez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822347781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822347784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA001000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonia Sanchez is a poet, playwright, and activist living in Philadelphia. Her many books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eShake Loose My Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoes Your House Have Lions?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder a Soprano Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomegirls and Handgrenades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe a BaddDDD People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous honors recognizing her writing and activism, among them a PEN Writers' Award and an American Book Award, as well as the Community Service Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the Peace and Freedom Award from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Wood is Associate Professor of African American Literature and the Interim Director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914203226287,"sku":"9780822347781","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_23699b24-d2ca-4388-b7fb-269901275222.jpg?v=1758821423","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/im-black-when-im-singing-im-blue-when-i-aint-and-other-plays-9780822347781","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}