Love is the Message, the Message is Death

Author: Arthur Jafa, Greg Tate, Christina Elizabeth Sharpe
Publisher: Gavin Brown's Enterprise/TNEG
Year: 2016
Pages: 62
ISBN: 978-0692810941

Is the book better than the film?  In this case, we think they complement each other.  

The book to accompany Jafa's important video essay of the same name. In the film, sequences of found images and video clips from his collection to create a statement on Black life in America. Jafa explores themes of race, identity, and systemic oppression in America with rapid-fire editing and emotional visuals. He captures the beauty, pain, and resilience of the Black experience, offering a powerful reflection on love, trauma, and the struggle for justice.