Mama: A Queer Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found

In Nikkya Hargrove's searing and uplifting memoir, Mama: A Queer Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found, a young black woman fresh out of college adopts her baby brother after her incarcerated mother dies, determined to create the kind of family she never had. Mama is an ode to motherhood and identity, and to finding strength in family and community.

Join author Nikkya Hargrove in conversation about her memoir and her life.

Nikkya Hargrove is a graduate of Bard College and currently serves as a member of the school’s Board of Governors and chair of the alumni/ae Diversity Committee. A LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow, she has written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the Pr*son system for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Shondaland. She has worked for social impact nonprofits providing support to underserved communities throughout her professional career. She lives in Connecticut with her wife and three children.

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