About the Author
Natalie Johnson
Natalie Johnson is a writer and illustrator who focuses on racial justice and gender equity. She is a former segment producer for MSNBC, VICE TV, and Black News Channel. Her writings can be found at MSNBC.com’s Know Your Value. Natalie lives in New York City, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in sociology at Columbia University.
2023
Black Love Letters
As seen on ABC's The View • One of W magazine’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023 • One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2023 "We reserve this space for our humanity in all of its fond, ironic, elated, grief-stricken, confused glory . . . When you find yourself alone and downtrodden, when the news is too much, return to these pages. This one is for you." —from the introduction by Cole Brown and Natalie Johnson "There's something particularly special about Black Love. When you consider the history of our people, the strife and adversity we've overcome, love seems an almost illogically ambitious act of resistance." —from the foreword by John Legend From celebrated Black writers, creators, and thinkers—and with a foreword by John Legend—comes a collection of letters and original illustrations on the subject of Black love, a powerful and heartfelt celebration of Blackness in all its many forms.
