Our Black Mothers: Brave, Bold & Beautiful

The Brave, Bold and Beautiful series was created to inspire, empower, enlighten and recount the personal histories of the forgotten, unknown and unacknowledged that live or have lived bravely, boldly and beautifully. As storytellers and keepers of the gate, our role is to unleash our truths and preserve our stories for posterity.

"Jesus said, consider the lilies of the field: how they grow, unfolding to reveal their beauty, radiance and their aroma. Unfolding before us with delightful and approachable warmth are the stories in the anthology, Our Black Mothers: Brave, Bold & Beautiful! Stories of dignity, grace, wisdom and passion tell of mothers of the faith who overcame obstacles, sang through difficulties and smiled in the face of adversity. Unfolding before us are the hearts and hands of prayer warriors and teachers of good things who influenced churches, schools, communities and families. I stand with all who have come under their Christ-like influence and call them blessed."

—Steven E. Taylor, Pastor Mount Airy Baptist Church, Gretna, Virginia

"As a little girl I would crawl down the hallway of our home on my belly in search of nuggets. Completely still, and with bubbling excitement of the knowledge and wisdom to come, coupled with the fear of being caught. I was in search of nuggets that were not edible for the belly, but for the spirit and soul. These nuggets I found were nestled within the conversations of the women my mother would talk with over the phone. Here in the stories and conversations of Our Black Mothers: Brave, Bold & Beautiful!, are etched in the lives of these women’s definitions of love, struggle, family, loneliness, forgiveness and womanhood, gold nuggets just to name a few. Our Black Mothers: Brave, Bold & Beautiful! conjured up that little girl inside of me and I experienced all over again, the same awe and excitement of the stories within this masterful compilation of stories."

—Audrea Williams, MotherWit Magazine

"This collection of writings deserves to be widely read… an introduction to remarkable women, ordinary yet extraordinary such as my mother, Brave Bold and Beautiful!"

—Donna A. Waddell, UFCW Local 400 Central Southwest Regional Director

Publisher ‏ : ‎ 5 Sisters Publishing (August 24, 2015)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 414 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0981778488

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0981778488

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.92 x 9.02 inches