Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story

Datcher, Michael

ISBN 10: 1573223301 / ISBN 13: 9781573223300

Published by Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story

Publisher: Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

Relating his fatherless childhood in inner-city Los Angeles, a poet and journalist describes his yearning, and that of other African American men, to escape this destructive cycle to achieve personal security and happiness.

About the Author:

Michael Datcher, a journalist and spoken-word poet, has written for Vibe, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and Buzz. A former Pacific News Service correspondent, Datcher has contributed essays to a number of anthologies.