Continues the work established in editor's 1992 anthology, "Daughters of Africa : an international anthology of words and writings by women of African descent from the ancient Egyptian to the present" Twenty-five years ago, Margaret Busby's Daughters of Africa was published to international acclaim and hailed as "an extraordinary body of achievement... a vital document of lost history" (Sunday Times) and "the ultimate reference guide" (Washington Post). New Daughters of Africa continues that tradition for a new generation. This magnificent follow-up to the original landmark anthology brings together fresh and vibrant voices that have emerged from across the globe in the past two decades, from Antigua to Zimbabwe and Angola to the United States. Key figures, including Margo Jefferson, Nawal El Saadawi, Edwidge Danticat, and Zadie Smith, join popular contemporaries such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Imbolo Mbue, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Taiye Selasi, and Chinelo Okparanta in celebrating the heritage that unites them. Each of the pieces in this remarkable collection demonstrates an uplifting sense of sisterhood, honors the strong links that endure from generation to generation, and addresses the common obstacles female writers of color face as they negotiate issues of race, gender, and class and address vital matters of independence, freedom, and oppression. A glorious portrayal of the richness, magnitude, and range of these visionary writers, New Daughters of Africa spans a range of genres--autobiography, memoir, oral history, letters, diaries, short stories, novels, poetry, drama, humor, politics, journalism, essays, and speeches--demonstrating the diversity and extraordinary literary achievements of Black women who remain underrepresented, and whose contributions continue to be underrated in world culture today.

"Originally published in the UK by Myriad Editions, an imprint of New International Publications, The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Corley Rd, Oxford OX4 1JE."

Introduction --Pre-1900. From "Lamentation for 'Aysha II" / Nana Asma'u ; Why slavery is still rampant / Sarah Parker Remond ; The Negro race in America / Sarah Parker Remond ; Where I was born / Elizabeth Keckley ; Address to the first national conference of colored women, 1895 / Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin ; Toussaint l'ouverture / H. Cordelia Ray ; To my mother / H. Cordelia Ray ; Our manners- are they bad? / Florida Ruffin Ridley ; Protest against lynch law / Florida Ruffin Ridley ; The "bachelor girl" / Effie Waller Smith ; The Cuban cause / Effie Waller Smith -- 1900s. A child of nature (Negro of the Caribbean) / Meta Davis Cumberbatch -- 1920s. The autobiography of an idea / Arthenia Bates Millican -- 1930s. Ode to my grandfather at the Somme 1918 / Barbara Chase-Riboud ; About me in Africa-Politics and religion in my childhood / Nawal El Saadawi ; Forget / Adrienne Kennedy -- 1940s. Audre, there's rosemary, that's for remembrance / Andaiye ; Ashes, she says / Joan Anim-Addo ; From Yoruba girl dancing / Simi Bedford ; Race and sex : Growing up in the UK / Nah Dove ; Till / Bonnie Greer ; Whatever happened to Michael? / Jane Ulysses Grell ; Queen of the Ocean Rose / Jane Ulysses Grell ; Dancing at midnight / Rashidah Ismaili ; My monster / Margo Jefferson ; A perfect stranger / Barbara Jenkins ; Passing on the baton / NomaVenda Mathiane ; Discovering my mother, from Not for everyday use / Elizabeth Nunez ; A memory evoked / Verna Allette Wilkins ; Who I was then, and who I am now / Sue Woodford-Hollick.