![]() This book, Black Indian, is a prayer for my family. But I plan on writing at least two more, possibly three. I met with Shonda in late July to talk about her memoir, her family’s stories and writing as an act of resistance. She is a Writing Arts Sundance Institute Fellow, a Jentel Artist Fellow, and PEN USA Emerging Voices Alum. Buchanan’s work has been featured in a number of anthologies. ![]() Her memoir opened my eyes further about Black experience-and the experience of living as a person of color in the United States-is much vaster and more complex than we believe.Ī poet, lecturer, and professor, Buchanan penned two collections of poetry, Who’s Afraid of Black Indians?, and Equipoise: Poems from Goddess Country. ![]() I was reminded of that again when I met with Shonda for the interview. What surprised me the most while reading Black Indian was how little I knew about the history of this country. ![]() ![]() Author Shonda Buchanan challenges the reader not just with the history of violence and abuse that surrounded her childhood, but the history of past generations-delving into her heritage and the country’s injustices against people of color to give more than a personal portrait of the Black experience in America while touching on themes of shared trauma and identity. ![]()
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