{"product_id":"breathe-a-letter-to-my-sons-paperback","title":"Breathe: A Letter to My Sons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eImani Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Preface by the author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e is a parent's unflinching demand, born of inherited trauma and love, for her children's right simply to be possible.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) - 2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist - Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) - 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2019 (\u003ci\u003eThe Undefeated\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExplores 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerry 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith original art for the cover by Ekua Holmes, \u003ci\u003e Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImani Perry, \u003c\/b\u003ewinner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction for \u003ci\u003eSouth to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eis the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where she also teaches in the Programs in Law and Public Affairs, and in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and spent much of her youth in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Chicago. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eLooking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives outside Philadelphia with her two sons, Freeman Diallo Perry Rabb and Issa Garner Rabb. Connect with her on Twitter (@imaniperry).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.01 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764889583904,"sku":"9780807016268","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6a9a7b11bb6a08c57a447417e780cb9.webp?v=1780257327","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/breathe-a-letter-to-my-sons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}