Join Wayne State University Press as we celebrate the release of Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors edited by Desiree Cooper at A.B. Ford Park! Hear these remarkable Detroit-centric stories from new and established voices from all across our city in this triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.

"Black Summers is beaches, backyards, bikes, basketball courts, and bigotry. This meditative collection of multigenerational prose and poetry is more than memories; it is a beautifully intricate testimony."—Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Book Contributors:

Tommye Blount, Justin Boggués, Isaiah Chambers, Esperanza Cintrón, Zig Zag Claybourne, Nandi Comer, Desiree Cooper, Bridgett M. Davis, Kahn Santori Davison, Jean Alicia Elster, shannon garth-rhodes, D'Nae Hearn, Stephen Henderson, Charisma Holly, Xavier Jackson, Mic Jennings, Luther Keith, Angela Atabex Lugo-Thomas, MARS. Marshall, Chace Morris, Keith A. Owens, Pamela Hilliard Owens, Kamron Reynolds, Brittany Rogers, Satori Shakoor, Renee Simms, Cassandra Spratling, Lillien Waller, Rochelle Wilson-Ellis