... Black motherlands, the losses that black mothers attempt to mitigate through ordinary practices of tenderness and care, and the losses that attend to—and are imagined to attend to—Black maternal life in a moment where Black mothers and grief have become synonymous. In this opening chapter, I trace...

..., the chapter argues that readings of Bahia as a utopic place in which to realize the American Dream are often based on the myths that Afro-Bahians propagate about their relationship to Africa in tourism narratives and their ensuing performances, which work to help them assuage their motherland yearnings...