Black boys don't cry in front of girls: a memoir in poems and stories

"Woven together with lyrical poetry and revealing narrative, musician and artist Eze Jackson's debut memoir, Black Boys Don't Cry In Front of Girls, is a candid collection of the stories, scars, and strain of Jackson's boyhood in Baltimore and subsequent struggles with addiction. With unflinching courage and wry humor, Jackson questions and reflects on the intersecting roles masculinity and race play for Black men by recalling the influence they've had directly on himself and those around him. Wearing his heart on his sleeve, Jackson profoundly shows us the reality of what it means to be hurt, hindered, and healed"--