After watching the horrifying images of dogs, hoses, and violence on Maaka Bloody Sunday, Bev Luther, a white Northerner, determined she could no longer afford to remain a spectator. And Anita has never met anyone who can match her wit for wit like this.One movement, two warring ideologies-can love be enough to unite them?Confessions in B-Flat is a celebration of the hard-won victories of those who came before us, and a stark reminder of just how far we still have to go.īased on the real life story of a little-known figure in the Civil Rights Movement: a white social worker who left the comforts of her life in New York City to travel to the segregated South, comes BEV, a fictionalized account of the strength, compassion, and dangers people faced in their fight to help African Americans achieve equality. Martin Luther King, Jr., of passive resistance, while beat poet Anita Hopkins believes the teachings of Malcolm X with all her heart: that the way to true freedom is “by any means necessary.” When Jason sees Anita perform her poetry at the iconic B-Flat lounge, he’s transfixed. Love thy neighbor? Or rise up against your oppressors? Jason Tanner has just arrived in New York to help spread the message of his mentor, Dr. Yet even within its ranks, a different kind of battle rages. In Harlem, the epicenter of Black culture, the fight for equality has never been stronger. Essence bestselling author Donna Hill brings us an emotional love story set against the powerful backdrop of the civil rights movement that gripped a nation-a story as timely as it is timeless.The year is 1963.
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