Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry Brett Battles Somewhere in South America

Somewhere in South America

she’s sent as a lady’s companion to an old family friend who is convalescing at a seaside hotel

Morelli’s giant orange dog who will devour anything

Together they're the BSC -- and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way

who are assigned to appropriate family units

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry Brett Battles Somewhere in South AmericaA surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blueand its fascinating role in Black history and culturefrom National Book Award winner Imani Perry Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for that which lies beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the color of deep melancholy and heartache,