<p>What is and has always been needed is an honest clear loving voice. Earl Braggs' &lt;em&gt;Ugly Love (Notes from the Negro Side of the Moon)&lt;/em&gt; offers that. Pull up your favorite chair and cover your cold feet with your grandmother's quilt and enjoy this wonderful read.</p><p></p><p>-- Nikki Giovanni Writer + Poet + Educator + Activist + named as one of Oprah Winfrey's twenty-five Living Legends.</p>