Where Did Our Love Go: Love & Relationships in the African-American Community

Gil Robertson, a well-known author and journalist with strong ties to the Cascade area and the greater Atlanta community, has just released his 3rd anthology, “Where Did Our Love Go: Love & Relationships in the African American Community.” 

"The book focuses on the indelible quest for LOVE and how more of us can find sustainable, healthy partnership in our lives," says Gil Robertson, who was able to acquire roughly 25 essays on love from powerful xouples and individuals throughout the city of Atlanta and the nation.

The attached video is part 1 of a 3-part series that Cascade Patch is doing on black love and in particular, the new book "Where Did Our Love Go."  In the video Amy Keith and Ed Garnes discuss their contributions to the book and some of the over-arching issues the book tackles such as marriage, divorce, and being single.

In part 1 of this video, Ed Garnes a professor at Spelman College and Founder of From Afros to Shelltoes, said that in his essay he discusses, "black male vulnerability and how do we as brothers, develop the capacity to love." For Garnes this is a personal subject that he and his father both had to work on before he could create space in his heart to actually love and be loved.

On the other hand, Amy Elisa Keith the Lifestyle Editor at Ebony Magazine, says that she wrote her essay based on her family experiences growing up.  Her essay is titled, Not by Sight, and Amy told Cascade Patch that it, "delves into the fact that I have never seen a succesful black marriage."  Not that Amy doesn't believe in marriage, because the truth is that she does, and is in a committed relationship.  Instead, her essay is a truthful look into her own life growing up, and the fact that she never saw a "good" marriage and cannot rely on that going forward nor let it be used as an excuse.

Gil Robertson, the Editor of this new book has amazingly put together a great selection of people to share their thoughts on all the facets of African-American relationships, in an attempt to start a real discussion so that future generations can begin to heal themselves and love again the way generations in the past did.

Stay tuned for Part 2 and 3 of this video, in which Ed Garnes and Amy Keith discuss more on this topic and share invaluable tips of how to love in the black community.

You can purchase the book at most large retailers and online at Amazon.  You can also follow the discussion on Twitter, @WhereDidRLoveGo, and on Facebook at BlackLoveIsForever.