| Title Statement |
Flamboyants: the queer Harlem Renaissance I wish I'd known / George M. Johnson ; illustrated by Charly Palmer. |
| Author |
Johnson, George M.(George Matthew), 1985- |
| Additional Contributors |
Palmer, Charly |
| Publication |
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux,2024. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Extent of Item |
133 pages ; |
| ISBN |
9780374391249 (hardcover) |
| Other Number |
pr07499416 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
An empowering set of essays about Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance. In Flamboyants, George M. Johnson celebrates writers, performers, and activists from 1920s Black America whose sexualities have been obscured throughout history. Through 14 essays, Johnson reveals how American culture has been shaped by icons who are both Black and Queer –- and whose stories deserve to be celebrated in their entirety. Flamboyants looks to the past for understanding as to how Black and Queer culture has defined the present and will continue to impact the future. With candid prose and an unflinching lens towards truth and hope, George M. Johnson brings young adult readers an inspiring collection of biographies that will encourage teens today to be unabashed in their layered identities. |
| Subjects & Genres |
| By Topic |
African American authors--Juvenile literature--Biography |
| African American entertainers--Biography--Juvenile literature |
| African American gay people--Biography--Juvenile literature |
| African American artists--Juvenile literature |
| African American arts--Juvenile literature |
| Harlem Renaissance--Juvenile literature |
| By Genre |
Biographies |
