Promotional Information

At long last—a book-length biography celebrates Toni Cade Bambara, a seminal literary, cultural, and political figure who was among the most widely read and frequently reviewed of the well-regarded black women writers to emerge in the 1970s.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Joanne M. Braxton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One At Home in Harlem
Two A Zone of Her Own
Three Bridges to Bambara
Four Cultural Worker on Southern Ground
Five From Atlanta to Vietnam
Six Making Dreams Work
Seven In the Sun, Resplendent
Eight Moving the Global Movement
Nine New Life in Film
Ten The Struggle Continues
Appendix A Call to Action
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Linda Janet Holmes is a writer, independent scholar, and long-time women's health activist. Her published work includes the anthology Savoring the Salt: The Legacy of Toni Cade Bambara.

Reviews

Holmes. . . has written an insightful, much-needed, and engaging biography of Bambara's life and work. Informative and fun to read . . .the book is well worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.
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