Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories, (Paperback)

from akblanchard

In this posthumous collection of short stories, author Kathleen Collins focuses mainly on women like herself--intellectual and artistic New Yorkers or New Englanders who have light skin despite African heritage. In these stories, especially the title story and the closing piece, "Dead Memories......

from saresmoore

This newly published collection of stories is a short read, not breathtaking or beautiful, but important because of the freshness and rawness of her perspective. It seems unfiltered, unedited, but Collins' appreciation of people for being the multi-faceted, unique people that they are is evident....

from Adilinaria

I really enjoyed the history and work put into explaining the different motifs. It made it approachable but at the same time well understood. I'll probably buy a copy for myself and recommend it to my artist if he hasn't already seen it, it's very cool!

from EBT1002

From the jacket cover: "Kathleen Collins was a pioneer African American playwright, filmmaker, civil rights activist, film editor, and educator. Her film Losing Ground is one of the first features made by a black woman in America, and is an extremely rare narrative portrayal of a black female int...

from obtusata

An interesting collection of stories set in the 1960's. The last one was particularly enjoyable, but they were all very interesting.