![]() ![]() I still remember driving to Kentucky, all with our matching shirts to meet my step-dad’s side of the family. In Black culture, the family reunion is a big deal. ![]() The holiday season brings to light all the ways that families spend time together and the traditions they uphold. What gift is worthy of an event this important? What can he share? Alan is nervous that he is showing up seemingly empty-handed. Everyone has a gift or talent to share when they get there to honor and show gratitude for their family. In Lyon’s story, Alan’s family (the main character), holds their reunion at Granny’s house in the south - all the uncles, aunts, and more cousins than you can count. The family reunion is an intentional act against that. It began with slavery and continues today by way of racists systems like mass incarceration. Black families have been historically separated in a multitude of ways. “Going Down Home with Daddy,” by Kelly Starling Lyons is a book about a family reunion - an important aspect of Black culture that many participate in. ![]()
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