Once, I was feared by all who gazed upon me.For the past century, I have served, defending my crops in solitude, baring my scythe as an omen.But when the crops aren't seeded, I find myself standing over a field of dirt and weeds.It is her fault.The female who has inherited the farm. She might be the new queen of these lands, but in her wake, she brings only ruin.So, I will scare her away. I will claim these fields, and she will learn...

For centuries I have suffered.Solidified and silenced, all because I failed to destroy what I was created for.Except now, after so long… There is a female. One who always seems to be by my side. Day after day. Night after night.She talks to me. Touches me. Tells me things. She shares stories of a world I no longer know. She is a reprieve from my punishment. A sweet delight. She liberates me from my solitude.But when I rise, my adversary seiz...

Western culture has long regarded black female sexuality with a strange mix of fascination and condemnation, associating it with everything from desirability, hypersexuality, and liberation to vulgarity, recklessness, and disease. Yet even as their bodies and sexualities have been the subject of countless public discourses, black women’s voices have been largely marginalized in these discussions. In this groundbreaking collection, feminist scholars from across the academy come together to ...