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“[Black. Single. Mother.] is funny and beautiful and insightful and sentimental and sharp and soft and will teach you things . . . If you’re the kind of person who reads books or . . . has a mother, you’ll love this book.”—Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History “Here we experience Jamilah Lemieux at the height of her power, making proclamations as precise as poetry. I knew it would be beyond incredible. I did not know Lemieux would make us reconsider everything that has ever been uttered, read, and made about the nation and women who are Black and single. We will understand freedom differently after experiencing this book.”—Kiese Laymon “It’s about time someone held a lighter to the sky for Black single moms. This book is incisive, endearing, and laugh-out-loud funny at the same damn time.”—Brittney Cooper “What makes Lemieux such a significant and virtuosic public intellectual is her distinct synthesis of the academic with the real. She fuses genius-level theory and a woman-inspired racial politic with a bravery to reveal and conjure entire curricula from the dirt. Y’all should be scared of her.”—Damon Young “Jamilah Lemieux is a fearless and brilliant writer and thinker, and an indispensable voice in today’s cultural climate. Whatever she writes, put it in your brain, agree or disagree—you’ll be smarter. I promise.”—Van Lathan “The story of the single Black mother is long overdue for expansion, and Jamilah Lemieux is the writer to do it. She brings depth, humor, and humanity to one of the most defining roles in our communities. This is a book for single mothers, for those raised by them, and for anyone ready to see this narrative in full color.”—Tiffany D. Cross “Without exaggeration, Lemieux has produced one of the most important books of this young century. She has also cemented her reputation as one of the most important voices of our generation.”—Marc Lamont Hill “Black. Single. Mother. is an incredibly personal, deeply honest look at the complexities of Black single motherhood. It is, at its heart, a courageous love letter to Black single mothers and the children they’ve raised. Through Lemieux’s heartwarming and complicated lived experiences and those of other Black single mothers, we are forced to examine our historical hostility toward Black single mothers and redefine how we see family.”—Jemele Hill

“Here we experience Jamilah Lemieux at the height of her power, making proclamations as precise as poetry. I knew it would be beyond incredible. I did not know Lemieux would make us reconsider everything that has ever been uttered, read, and made about the nation and women who are Black and single. We will understand freedom differently after experiencing this book.”—Kiese Laymon “It’s about time someone held a lighter to the sky for Black single moms. This book is incisive, endearing, and laugh-out-loud funny at the same damn time.”—Brittney Cooper “What makes Lemieux such a significant and virtuosic public intellectual is her distinct synthesis of the academic with the real. She fuses genius-level theory and a woman-inspired racial politic with a bravery to reveal and conjure entire curricula from the dirt. Y’all should be scared of her.”—Damon Young “Jamilah Lemieux is a fearless and brilliant writer and thinker, and an indispensable voice in today’s cultural climate. Whatever she writes, put it in your brain, agree or disagree—you’ll be smarter. I promise.”—Van Lathan “The story of the single Black mother is long overdue for expansion, and Jamilah Lemieux is the writer to do it. She brings depth, humor, and humanity to one of the most defining roles in our communities. This is a book for single mothers, for those raised by them, and for anyone ready to see this narrative in full color.”—Tiffany D. Cross “Without exaggeration, Lemieux has produced one of the most important books of this young century. She has also cemented her reputation as one of the most important voices of our generation.”—Marc Lamont Hill “Black. Single. Mother. is an incredibly personal, deeply honest look at the complexities of Black single motherhood. It is, at its heart, a courageous love letter to Black single mothers and the children they’ve raised. Through Jamilah’s heartwarming and complicated lived experiences and those of other Black single mothers, we are forced to examine our historical hostility toward Black single mothers and redefine how we see family.”—Jemele Hill

“[Black. Single. Mother.] is funny and beautiful and insightful and sentimental and sharp and soft and will teach you things. . . . If you’re the kind of person who reads books or . . . has a mother, you’ll love this book.”—Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History “Here we experience Jamilah Lemieux at the height of her power, making proclamations as precise as poetry. I knew it would be beyond incredible. I did not know Lemieux would make us reconsider everything that has ever been uttered, read, and made about the nation and women who are Black and single. We will understand freedom differently after experiencing this book.”—Kiese Laymon “It’s about time someone held a lighter to the sky for Black single moms. This book is incisive, endearing, and laugh-out-loud funny at the same damn time.”—Brittney Cooper “What makes Lemieux such a significant and virtuosic public intellectual is her distinct synthesis of the academic with the real. She fuses genius-level theory and a woman-inspired racial politic with a bravery to reveal and conjure entire curricula from the dirt. Y’all should be scared of her.”—Damon Young “Jamilah Lemieux is a fearless and brilliant writer and thinker, and an indispensable voice in today’s cultural climate. Whatever she writes, put it in your brain, agree or disagree—you’ll be smarter. I promise.”—Van Lathan “The story of the single Black mother is long overdue for expansion, and Jamilah Lemieux is the writer to do it. She brings depth, humor, and humanity to one of the most defining roles in our communities. This is a book for single mothers, for those raised by them, and for anyone ready to see this narrative in full color.”—Tiffany D. Cross “Without exaggeration, Lemieux has produced one of the most important books of this young century. She has also cemented her reputation as one of the most important voices of our generation.”—Marc Lamont Hill “Black. Single. Mother. is an incredibly personal, deeply honest look at the complexities of Black single motherhood. It is, at its heart, a courageous love letter to Black single mothers and the children they’ve raised. Through Lemieux’s heartwarming and complicated lived experiences and those of other Black single mothers, we are forced to examine our historical hostility toward Black single mothers and redefine how we see family.”—Jemele Hill

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Jamilah Lemieux is a cultural critic and writer with a focus on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. A leading feminist thinker, social influencer, and millennial media darling, Lemieux has written for a host of platforms, including the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Essence, Playboy, The Cut, The Guardian, Colorlines, The Washington Post, Wired, Self, Refinery29, and The New York Times. She was prominently featured in Lifetime's docuseries Surviving R. Kelly and Surviving R. Kelly Part II- The Reckoning. She also appeared in A&E's Secrets of Playboy. Lemieux penned the forewords for the anniversary editions of Michele Wallace's Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman and Ann Petry's Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Currently, she writes a weekly advice column for Slate's ""Care and Feeding"" parenting section and is a co-host for the podcast of the same name. She resides in Los Angeles with her daughter, Naima.

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