{"product_id":"aint-never-not-been-black-paperback","title":"Ain't Never Not Been Black - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJavon Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2021 Midwest Book Award Finalist \u003cbr\u003e2021 In The Margins Book Awards - Nonfiction Recommendation List \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAin't Never Not Been Black\u003c\/i\u003e foregrounds Black pleasure Black pain and Black love in unflinchingly Black ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging with themes of masculinity, racism, love, and joy, Johnson is at once critical and creative. His spoken word performance transfers effortlessly to the page, with poems that will encompass you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book about blackness and survival, and how in America these are inseparable. In a world of individualism, who can you hold close? In a world of danger, what makes you feel safe? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a poem written in the form of a syllabus, to another about the time his grandmother literally saved his life, Johnson's creative expression is constantly enacting the feminist mantra, \"the personal is political.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769087623456,"sku":"9781943735846","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0085e2b06ff2c5a8f0d6579964efdf1.webp?v=1780342117","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aint-never-not-been-black-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}