Black Punk Now James Spooner Chris L Terry by James Spooner, Chris L. Terry 9781593767464, 1593767463 instant download after payment.

Black Punk Now is an anthology of contemporary nonfiction, fiction, illustrations, & comics that collectively describe punk today & give punks—especially the Black ones—a wider frame of reference.  It shows all of the strains, styles, & identities of Black punk that are thriving, & gives newcomers to the scene more chances to see themselves.

Curated from the perspective of Black writers with connections to the world of punk, the collection mixes media as well as generations, creating a new reference point for music-lovers, readers, & historians by capturing the present & looking towards the future. With strong visual elements integrated throughout, this smart, intimate collection is demonstrative of punk by being punk itself: underground, rebellious, aesthetic but not static—working to decenter whiteness by prioritizing other perspectives.

Edited by graphic novelist & filmmaker James Spooner, & author Chris L. Terry, contributors to the collection include critic Hanif Abdurraqib & Mars Dixon, conversations with Brontez Purnell, & a roundtable of all femme festival organizers.

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CHRIS L. TERRY is the author of the novel Black Card, one of NPR's best books of 2019. Terry's debut novel Zero Fade was on Best of 2013 lists by Slate & Kirkus Reviews. Born in 1979 to a Black father & white mother, Terry spent his late teens & early twenties touring as the vocalist for different Richmond, Virginia punk bands.

JAMES SPOONER is known for directing the seminal documentary Afro-Punk (2003), & co-creating the Afro Punk Festival. His graphic memoir The High Desert, about being Black in small-town California & finding salvation in punk, came out in 2022.