Date of Award
Fall 11-28-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
December 2025
Department
English
College Granting Degree
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Becka Mara McKay
Abstract
“How to Not Lose a Black Daughter” is a collection of documentary poems about people who lost their lives due to police violence and racism. This thesis weaves golden shovels, persona, and narrative to record the lives of those who could easily be forgotten when the Black Lives Matter Movement becomes less noisy. Israel blends historical and contemporary poems that shows the reality of the challenges of what black people are faced with living in America. Despite the facts and trauma, “How to Not Lose a Black Daughter” also embraces motherhood, how it can uplift, and heal one’s inner self. These poems not only serve as an ode to remembrance of the lives lost but a remembrance to love oneself and how being black has its own privileges and honor.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Shaquera, "HOW TO NOT LOSE A BLACK DAUGHTER" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 197.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/197