African American Grief carefully sorts out what is universal in grief, what is individual difference, and what is cultural. With careful attention to detail Rosenblatt and Wallace provide us with a first-ever book. Here, through stories and through observing practices, we see that racism too often is a part of the death process, the effect racism has on the resulting bereavement and coping of the African American family. The foundations of this book are strong and clear and over-reaching. African American Grief shows a portrait that is holistic, showing how racism frames and affects quality of life and the manner and rate of death for many African Americans. These moving, real-life stories also illustrate the unique role of faith in coping with racism and grief.