KEITH'S BOOKS

Keith is author of three books and a contributor to six other books. His newest book, Beyond the Down Low, will be released in February 2005, and he writes a monthly column called "Keith Boykin's 411," which tackles issues of politics, race, and sexuality.

His highly acclaimed first book, One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America, has been used in college and graduate school courses throughout the country. His second book, Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays, won the 1999 Lambda Literary Award for Spirituality.

KEITH'S OTHER WRITINGS

Keith's writings are also published in The Politics of Gay Rights (2000), Dangerous Liaisons (1999), Gay Men at the Millennium (1997) and Atonement (1996), and he worked on the 1988 book, 100 Successful College Application Essays. He has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the St. Petersburg Times, Black Issues Book Review, The Advocate magazine, and other publications.

KEITH AS EDITOR

At Harvard Law School, Keith was a general editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and at Dartmouth College, he was editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth daily newspaper, the oldest college newspaper in America.

ADVICE FOR WRITERS

For new writers, Keith provides advice for first time authors.

READ KEITH'S EARLY WRITINGS

A Poem for the Millennium March

All By Myself

Anatomy of A Media Frenzy: The Downlow On "The Down Low"

Black and postgay, from The Advocate

Blacks and Gays in Conflict: An Interview with U.S. Representative Barney Frank, from Dangerous Liaisons: Blacks, Gays, and the Struggle for Equality

Blacks in the American Gay Rights Movement, from Encarta Africana

Gays and The Million Man March

Hip Hop and Homosexuality

Homosexuality in Africa

Just As He Is: An Interview with E. Lynn Harris

Race, Crime and the Law, from Boston University Public Interest Law Journal

Reflection, from Hostile Climate 2000: Report on Anti-Gay Activity

Ruth Ellis's Tale of Two Cities: A Modern Fairy Tale in Black & White, from SBC

'Twas The Night Of The Election

Where Do We Go From Here?
(Building A Strong Black Lesbian and Gay Community)

One More River to Cross

Praise for ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS!

"An important addition to the dialogue of tolerance this nation needs to embrace." — Boston Globe

"Shows with quiet but unassailable logic how prejudice can flourish in any part of the culture and prevent everyone from crossing that final river."
— San Francisco Chronicle

"Hits or at least glances off all the topics involved with being black and gay or lesbian. It's a damned difficult task. Yet One More River to Cross is nothing if not lucid . . . [Keith Boykin's] book sparkles with frankness and intelligence." — Randall Kenan, The Advocate

"This tell-it-like-it-is book will affirm our faith and the unity of our diversity in the home in that rock we proudly call Black America."
— Best selling novelist E. Lynn Harris

"A very significant contribution to America's ability to understand itself in all its dimensions." — U.S. Congressman Barney Frank

One More River to Cross is available in most bookstores and from Internet book sellers. The book was originally published in hard cover (US $23.95/$32.95 CAN, ISBN 0‑385‑47982‑4) and is now available in paperback (US $14.00/$19.95 CAN, ISBN 0‑385‑47983‑2).

Respecting the Soul

With a unique insight for each day of the calendar year, Respecting The Soul will provoke, inspire, and empower you with the words and stories of people like Alvin Ailey, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, E. Lynn Harris, Audre Lorde, RuPaul, and hundreds of others. It's also a great gift for friends and family members dealing with issues of sexual orientation.

Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays is published by Avon Books (U.S. $10, $14.50 CAN, ISBN 0‑380‑80021‑7).