num_pages: 253
description: Powerful prose, poetry, and jazz riffs chronicle the first 21 years of the life of Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly Don L. poet, publisher, editor, and activist. He was raised by his mother Maxine, whose life is also recounted--including gritty details of how she used her body to feed, house, and shelter her children without help from their absentee father. Despite the obstacles in his childhood, music and literature molded the young Don Lee, effectively saving his life.
language: English
title: YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet's Life
titlecomplete: YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet's Life
genres: Memoir
ratings_count: 39
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Biography
publisher: Third World Press