Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors Sociology of Urban Areas Braiding these journeys is the

Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane's house

one deeply inflected by hip-hop

This is the story of American slavery

Khamilla Zahr-zad’s life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance

and as the women of his past taunt his memory

Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors Sociology of Urban Areas Braiding these journeys is theRemember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites readers to breathe deeply and return to that "carefree" season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun drenched memories were often clouded by racism for the