04098cam a2200757 4500 468431287 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780807076569 0807076562 B07MGNWXXL Amazon 83a5dd2f-f810-4418-bea5-1f5086ae1387 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 609122 609122 609122 4629167 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Perry, Imani, 1972- Breathe [Libby] : A Letter to My Sons. Beacon Press, 2019. family. politics. racism. Black history. book club. autobiographies. black women. Immigration. Civil Rights. Autobiography. african american history. feminism. African American. History. Social Justice. Sociology. Black History Month. christmas gift. black lives matter. history books. political books. womens history month. african american books. mothers day gifts. black history books. gifts for women. book club books. sociology books. gift for girlfriend. mom to be gifts. sister gifts from sister. best friend gifts for women. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1789kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist</b><br /> <b>2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)</b><br /> <b>Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) · 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2019 (<i>The Undefeated</i>)<br /></b><br /> <b>Explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it means to parent our children in a persistently unjust world.</b><br /> Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. She admits fear and frustration for her African American sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable. However, as a mother, feminist, writer, and intellectual, Perry offers an unfettered expression of love—finding beauty and possibility in life—and she exhorts her children and their peers to find the courage to chart their own paths and find steady footing and inspiration in Black tradition.<br /> Perry draws upon the ideas of figures such as James Baldwin, W. E. B. DuBois, Emily Dickinson, Toni Morrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Ida B. Wells. She shares vulnerabilities and insight from her own life and from encounters in places as varied as the West Side of Chicago; Birmingham, Alabama; and New England prep schools.<br /> With original art for the cover by Ekua Holmes, <i>Breathe</i> offers a broader meditation on race, gender, and the meaning of a life well lived and is also an unforgettable lesson in Black resistance and resilience. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=83a5dd2f-f810-4418-bea5-1f5086ae1387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=83a5dd2f-f810-4418-bea5-1f5086ae1387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=83a5dd2f-f810-4418-bea5-1f5086ae1387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)