“Young,giftedandblack,OpenyourhearttowhatImean...“NinaSimone’spopularanthemfromthecivilrightsmovementspeakstoboththecelebrationsandtrialsoftheBlackexperience.Young,Gifted,andBlackgivesvoicetothereal-lifestoriesofBlackmillennialsandyoungeradults.Iflifewasarace,it’sassumedthateveryrunnerhasafairshotatwinning.However,it’snotalwaysthecaseforyoung,gifted,andBlackfolks.SheilaWiseRowegoesbeyondthecommonnarrativethatfocusessolelyontheirsuccessorstruggle.Herstoriesofcelebrationandlamentpointtowardhope,joy,andhealing.Drawingfromheryearsofexperienceincounselingtraumaandabusesurvivors,sheprovidesstories,reflections,andtoolsforBlackreadersofallagesandtheirallies.Thesestoriesofferanopportunitytoexplore,reflect,andjourneytowardhealingfromthebarriersthataffecttheirlives,thelivesoftheirchildren,andtheircommunities.
