Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors General Gender Studies composing lines alongside a cache

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Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors General Gender Studies composing lines alongside a cacheRemember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites readers to breathe deeply and return to that "carefree" season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun drenched memories were often clouded by racism for the