Saving Our Sons - by Marita Golden (Paperback)

About the Book

After two decades, critically acclaimed author, creative writing coach, literary consultant, and co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation Marita Golden revisits her seminal work, Saving Our Sons. In it, Golden was the first Black writer to address the horrifying phenomenon of police brutality wrought upon young Black men. This intimate account of a mother's efforts to save her son, which includes conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves, remains a timely read.

Book Synopsis

After two decades, critically acclaimed author, creative writing coach, literary consultant, and co-founder of The Hurston/Wright Foundation Marita Golden revisits her seminal work, Saving Our Sons. In it, Golden was the first Black writer to address the horrifying phenomenon of police brutality wrought upon young Black men. This intimate account of a mother's efforts to save her son, which includes conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves, remains a timely read.

Review Quotes

"Marita Golden's Saving Our Sons was revelatory when first published and remains so today. Saving Our Sons is a superb mother's, artist's, teacher's, and community activist's love story of her son and by extension, all Black sons. This is a book that provides life lessons for our daughters too. Saving Our Sons is critical as a guide, motivator, love-note, and an avenue into lifesaving discussions of the heart for all Black children."
-Haki R. Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press and author of Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous (1991) and Taught By Women: Poems As Resistance Language New and Selected (2020)

"It is always heartening to see women step up to the writer's table. When the results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Golden's work, it is more than satisfying; it is a cause for celebration."
--Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate

"Marita Golden has captured the special pain that shadows the joy of Black parenthood in these turbulent times. Elegantly written, this book is a breakthrough."
--Chicago Tribune

"A wonderful storyteller, an uncompromising mind, Marita Golden explores the African-American experience in a completely original way."--Newsweek

"In this book, Marita reminds us why every black parent should be vigilant and intentional in considering how to steer young black boys--and girls as well--through the precarious passage to adulthood. Saving Our Sons is disturbingly relevant in this, the twenty-first century. It's a compelling read."
--Nathan McCall, author of Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America

"One of the most important pieces of literature for Black parents."
--MJ Fievre, author of Raising Confident Black Kids