title: My Sister, My Brother: Womanist and Xodus God-Talk
author:  Karen Baker-Fletcher 
description: Karen Baker-Fletcher teaches at Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of 'A Singing Something: Anna J. Cooper &amp; The Foundations of Womanist Theology' Garth KASIMU Baker-Fletcher teaches at Claremont School of Theology. He is the author of 'Xodus: An African-American Male Journey 'and editor of the forthcoming 'Black Religion after the Million Man March'
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  For Annette.
  
  My beautiful sister.
  
  You are like sunshine:
  
  bright,
  
  incandescent,
  
  and oddly irritating at times.
  
  But what else are sisters for?
  
  Acknowledgments
  
  A huge, heartfelt thank-you to:
  
  My amazing agent, Alexandra Machinist. Thank you for believing in this book
  and for putting up with me. Your energy is infectious. If you could bottle it,
  you’d make a fortune.
  
  My brilliant editor, Jennifer Enderlin. Your enthusiasm is humbling. Your hard
  work, inspiring. Your incredible savvy, priceless.
  
  Every member of my family, even the unstable ones. Where would I be without
  such extraordinary kin? The Eakins Clans, the Duartes, the Joneses, the
  Campbells, the Scotts, the Swopeses, Dooley and Snick, and last but never,
  ever least, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys: Danny, Jerrdan, Casey, and our
  newest addition, Konner Mason. You all have my heart and undying gratitude.
  
  The goddesses of LERA, each and every one, especially my critique goddess,
  Tammy Baumann.
  