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patternmaster's review
4.0
Defining blackness as it is perceived worldwide is no easy task. Post Black narrows the focus to the USA, helping you 'sift through the muck of stereotypes lining our paths to discover our individual identity.' (Womack, 96) This book takes Gen Xers down memory lane and maybe even to an open mic to pontificate on the topics mentioned. Gen Yers may find reason to argue some points in order to defend themselves. Gen Z will probably reference Post Black in a high school Afro History course. Baby boomers and those before them may read it with a critical eye because Womack covers everything from the (too) personal to the political. She selected topics considered critical to black identity and remained unbiased for most of the text. I wonder how much more in depth Womack could have gone if she answered the cliff hanger questions posed throughout the book. Overall, the book is well put together. She writes like a journalist-- with substance and structure. I can't wait to read Afrofuturism!
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