Faitth Brooks - Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women

Remember Me Now is more than words on paper. Its a journey back to ourselvesback to the strength of our ancestors, back to reclaim the joy that was stolen, back to lament and show up today with our heads held high. This is a journey, and Faitth Brooks is vulnerably leading the way. A must-read for all Black women.

Toni Collier , speaker, podcast host, and author of Brave Enough to Be Broken

Faitth Brooks opens her deeply generous and candid book with an invitation for readers to allow their story to merge with hers at that very tender junction of empathy and humanity. She has set a beautiful table for us, using the most precious parts of herself as if she herself were the china, crystal, and silver. This book made me feel honored and delighted to have been a guest at her table. I left nourished and satisfied. Im quite sure others will feel the same way too.

Marcie Alvis Walker , creator of Black Coffee with White Friends

Faitth Brooks practices an embodied activism that prioritizes the importance of Black joy, love, and healing, and her book mirrors this beautifully. Black women everywhere will be reminded that we are more than our struggles and are worthy of a life well lived.

Danielle Coke , illustrator and activist

Remember Me Now is for everyone who has felt unseen and unheard. It is a lampstand for the weary and a balm for the restless. It is a reminder to see yourself, build yourself, and love yourself. Faitth reminds us in each chapter that we are intrinsic beings. We are beautifully messy in all our complexities, worthy of love and affirmation. It is the book we need now to encourage us on the journey of life. The words on these pages will lift every fatigued soul who has ever doubted themselves.

Latasha Morrison , founder and president of Be the Bridge

Faitth writes with a level of authenticity that will connect with your soul.

Ekemini Uwan , public theologian and co-author of Truths Table: Black Womens Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation

For a man who has had to find courage in the loneliest and darkest moments of life, its safe to say that this book by Faitth Brooks felt like all the hugs Ive needed every step of the way. In Remember Me Now, Faitth carries the reader to the ends of the earth, that place where wisdom, truth, and trust are hard-earned. Brooks gives us a necessary source of light, forged at the intersections of womanhood, blackness, audacity, and failure. Moving? Yes. A triumph? Yes. But more than that, this book is a love letter to our younger selves, helping them see that the past is not forever broken and the future does not always in end in shame. Sometimes a story can change the world. Other times a story changes the heart. This does both. Brilliant. Beautiful. Tragic. Hope-filled. Thats what this is.

Dant Stewart , speaker and award-winning author of Shoutin in the Fire

Remember Me Now is beautifully affirming and extremely necessary. As a Black woman, this is a book I needed, and the divine timing couldnt have been better. In her letters, poems, and personal experiences, Faitth Brooks not only takes us through her multifaceted journey to self-discovery and healing, but she also shares what it took for her to honestly love herself in a country where systemic racism continuously tries to steal our joy. This book reminds us that we are worthy, we have a purpose, and celebrating ourselves is a radical act of resistance.

Lettie Gore , historian, racial-justice educator, and podcast host of History Shows Us

One of the most prominent voices of her generation, Faitth Brooks offers words with power to uplift Black women and enlighten those with a different lived experience. Remember Me Now is a beautifully crafted memoir. I am grateful Faitth has the courage to share what it feels like to live a lifetime out of place and then find her way back to herself, in spite of everything.

Rachel Macy Stafford , New York Times bestselling author and certified special education teacher

With Remember Me Now, Faitth Brooks uses the power of prose to shine a light on every Black woman who has ever found herself weary from the weight of her well doing. With the care-filled precision of a writer whose love for us is as deep as it is unquestionable, Brooks teaches us that our freedom depends on our courage to tell the truth about ourselves, one another, and this world. This is the book that I will read alongside my daughter with grateful tears and renewed resolve.

James Howard Hill, Jr., PhD , assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Oklahoma

Faitths voice is honest and empowering. Her story is a necessary guide for Black women everywhere who are healing, celebrating, and reclaiming themselves.

Bethaney Wilkinson , author of The Diversity Gap

Our perspective is limited by our experiences, and the stories of others allow us to see the world as it really is. In this book, Faitth Brooks invites us to be challenged and inspired by the passion and wisdom she shares with her Black sisters.

Sandra Maria Van Opstal , co-founder and executive director of Chasing Justice

In Remember Me Now, Faitth Brooks flings her arms wide open and welcomes us to her table. With warmth and wisdom, she boldly tells the vulnerable stories that used to be whispered in secret but always deserved to be heard. She shares her sorrows and shows us her scars. Yet she also proclaims her redemption songs and the tenacious vision for a better world that her family has carried for generations. Faitths words offer fuel to our fire, courage for the hard times, and hope for our journey.

Jo Saxton , speaker and author of Ready to Rise