This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood /// Catherine Joy White

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From gender adviser to the UN Catherine Joy White comes This Thread of Gold, a lyrical celebration of the history of Black women who challenged stereotypes through film, politics, activism, and beyond.

This immersive and empowering read blends history, reporting, and personal stories to weave a gorgeous tapestry from the resilience of Black women. As White writes, “Black women are not victims. Black women are alchemists, spinning gold from a life of hardship. . . . This book is dedicated solely to Black women surviving, thriving, and glowing.”

White’s book features revolutionary women from across time and space, liberating them from reductive stereotypes like “the strong Black woman,” and allowing space for emotional nuance, individual motivation, and richness of expression. White offers fresh insights into the work of Beyoncé and Nina Simone, Shirley Chisholm and Meghan Markle, as well as the work of those who resisted in secret—in kitchens, in churches, and through trusted networks. By weaving these women together, White reveals new ways to understand Black womanhood and she is sure to inspire new generations of readers.

BIO

Catherine Joy White is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and founder and CEO of the award-winning Kusini Productions, a company established to champion the voices of Black women. She is a gender advisor to the United Nations, and she has been honored as a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2022. She starred in Amazon Prime’s Ten Percent, the UK adaptation of Call My Agent, and worked on the latest Black Mirror alongside Salma Hayek Pinault. Her films have been funded by the BFI and the BBC, and have won awards at BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide. She wrote and directed To My Daughter, a film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, which was adapted from a chapter in This Thread of Gold. She has a Master’s Degree in Women’s Studies from Oxford, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Warwick. She lives in Oxford, and this is her debut book.

REVIEWS

“Catherine Joy White does an exquisite job at weaving this narrative, much like her metaphor of a thread of gold. I saw so much grace and depth extended to Black woman in her own community as well as the larger community of Black women across time. I kept putting down the book just to reflect, and was constantly mesmerized by her storytelling. This is the type of book I wish I had written for my own communities. It is such a wonderful read.” -- Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

“I was immediately captivated by the poetry in Catherine Joy White’s This Thread of Gold. Her words pulse with joy, legacy, and mischief.” -- Gugu Mbatha-Raw, actress, Member of the Order of the British Empire

“An essential and overdue meditation on Black womanhood. In offering us this beautifully written work―part memoir, part paean, part call to arms―Catherine Joy White has done herself and our ancestors justice. It manages to be poetic yet punchy, enraging yet uplifting, and it transforms our mechanisms for survival and resistance into high art.” -- Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

“Profiles a series of remarkable Black women in order to restore their place in the ‘dominant narrative.’” -- New Statesman

“Exuberant.” -- The Bookseller (Editors Choice)

“For centuries, Black women have been written out of the dominant narrative, their stories untold, their art appropriated. This Thread of Gold … attempts to correct the record and inspire the next generation of readers.” -- Camden New Journal

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