Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power - Hardback

This book centers directly impacted Black children who have lived through parental incarceration. Their stories are told from holistic perspectives that incorporate the full range of collateral consequences. Moving beyond negative outcomes, a proactive prism is adopted, providing insider perspective, strategy, advice, and unbelievable experiences. These stories help readers better understand the importance of exploring the revolutionary ways in which Black children of incarcerated parents (BCOIP) continue to survive, thrive, and transform amid the dynamic challenges surrounding mass incarceration. The book shifts the social dialogue from fear of intergenerational crime and incarceration to resilience, success, Black joy, and self-love. The book brings to the forefront written oral narratives that fill a gap in literature that leaves out the voices of children of incarcerated parents who are doctors, lawyers, professional athletes, musicians, community leaders, activists, professors, teachers, best-selling authors and much more. These are vital experiences to share because not all BCOIP will end up in prison, jail, or a detention center. Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power will be of great interest to scholars from the humanistic social sciences and humanities. It is also a timely resource for students (high school, undergraduate and graduate) in sociology, criminology, corrections, humanities, social work, counseling, education, social justice, and related courses, as well as agency administrators, community organizations servicing families of the incarcerated, specifically incarcerated parents and the children of incarcerated parents, themselves.