A lyrical portrait of Black womanhood in America, capturing girlhood, love, and inherited trauma with fierce honesty.
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A lyrical portrait of Black womanhood in America, capturing girlhood, love, and inherited trauma with fierce honesty.
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Boldly lyrical and fiercely honest, Mahogany L. Browne's Chrome Valley offers an intricate portrait of Black womanhood in America. "We praise their names / & the hands that write / Praise the mouth that speaks," she writes in tribute to those who came before her. Browne captures a quintessential girlhood through the pleasures and pangs of young love: the thrill of skating hip to hip at the roller rink, the heat of holding hands in the dark, and, sometimes, the sting of a palm across the cheek. F...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief mentions of young love and physical closeness; no explicit content.
Violence & gore
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Fleeting references to physical conflict like a slap; not graphic.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Strong focus on social justice and systemic issues facing Black women.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of inherited trauma and systemic suffering among Black women.
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