Testament IV: Probate

Rashid Darden’s Probate is a powerful book centered on brotherhood, inheritance, and the lived experience of Black fraternal life. These poems explore loss, loyalty, initiation, grief, and the bonds formed between Black men in fraternal spaces. Few poetry collections engage this world with such intimacy and seriousness. Personal stories open into larger questions of history, faith, and responsibility. This volume stands as a rare literary record of Black fraternal culture.