{"product_id":"black-women-for-beginners-9781934389201","title":"Black Women for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There's a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost every country and in almost every context. There are even Black Women in the space program. So no matter where you go, she's already been there. She travels with forces greater than herself. Her presence is everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Women For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is a documentary comic book that chronicles the trials and triumphs of Black Women from antiquity to the present, reflecting with wit and humor the challenges they have faced and the fortitude and strength that have sustained Black Women and patterned history with a diversity of excellence. As warriors, healers, teachers, mothers, queens, and liberators Black Women have had tremendous impact on issues from food to fashion, from politics to poetry. Replete with a glossary of reference terms, \u003ci\u003eBlack Women For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e whimsically details the influence of stereotypes on the portrayal of Black Women in various venues and punctuates the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. Pearl Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, actor and radio producer. Published work includes the non-fiction \u003ci\u003eBlack Women For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e (For Beginners LLC), \u003ci\u003eUncertain Rituals, \u003c\/i\u003e an audio book of short fiction, the poetry w\/jazz CDs \u003ci\u003eOn The Sharp Side\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigher Ground\u003c\/i\u003e and four volumes of poetry including \u003ci\u003eTyping In The Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (Harlem River Press). She worked with esteemed actress Beah Richards to create \u003ci\u003eThere's A Brown Girl In The Ring, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of Richards' essays, later adapting them to stage. S. Pearl's essays and commentaries were broadcast on NPR. She performs her literary work collaborating with dancers, musicians and visual artists. (View clips on YouTube\/A Sharp Show.) \u003cp\u003e An award-winning independent filmmaker, Sharp's documentary films include \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Passage\/ Voices From The Water, \u003c\/i\u003e which aired on The Documentary Channel, \u003ci\u003eLife Is A Saxophone, \u003c\/i\u003e on poet Kamau Daàood, and cultural arts documentaries for the City of Los Angeles CH 35. S. Pearl facilitates workshops connecting language and wellness \u0026amp; offers creativity coaching through The Gate Is Open. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"For Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528430031122,"sku":"9781934389201","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eeae3289-a9f5-426e-949a-788a5d8e166d.jpg?v=1731326208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-women-for-beginners-9781934389201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}