I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is a broad and great collection of writing with very touching poems. The text accompanying poems helped to contextualise some potentially personal moments to the authors such as how/why Michael Hamilton’s daughter died. The notes at the end of each chapter are great but the highlights somewhat confused me although I understand it's the editor trying to make important things stick out in our minds. I thought that providing useful organisations and resources at the end is great especially for such an emotionally charged book.

Highly recommended

Black Grief and Healing" is a necessary read for those looking to understand the deep-seated challenges faced by Black communities and the importance of healing.It does a great job addressing the critical issues of health inequality, trauma, and loss.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for approval.

Black Grief and Healing delivers on its premise. This is a collection of stories and poems about collective black grief. The representation is rich and the causes of black grief, the systematic discrimination and unfair practices are discussed via the stories and poems. It is informative and engaging.

I genuinely feel this is one of the most important books that will come out this year. The grief as talked about here is overlooked in our society and racism impacts grief a lot. The essays offer many perspectives and talk about many types of grief and how they overlap for the Black community. I recommended white people to read this too but to reflect on this respectfully, bearing in mind that we are here to learn but this is not written for us, and this space is not ours.

A timely and important book that centers Black grief.

Powerful, informative, sensitively written - highly recommended reading for everyone.

Thank you very much to NetGalley & the publisher for access to this e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Grief is a strange thing. There is no true way to heal from the shock of losing a loved one, and the grieving process cannot be done linearly. However, the importance of sharing those experiences cannot be underestimated, especially as a Black person in the diaspora, to feel less alone. Black Grief and Healing does exactly that. An anthology of stories and poems, it delves deeper into the experiences of people from all walks of life, who have lost loved ones and how that has impacted them and their families. All this against the backdrop of systematic racism, the onslaught of COVID and more. Definitely a book to read if you are interested in any of these themes.