{"product_id":"mississippi-the-microcosm-of-america-paperback","title":"Mississippi: The Microcosm of America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGenesis Be\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDedicated to the memory of Emmett Till\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJuly 25, 1941 - August 28, 1955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, a young rapper from Mississippi captivated America with a bold theatrical protest against the Mississippi State Flag. The protest went viral. The resulting backlash and press, threw her into the ongoing fight to remove the Confederate emblem from the Mississippi State Flag. Publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe Associated Press, New York Times, NY Daily News, ABC News, VICE Impact \u003c\/em\u003ehave featured her, sharing her message of racial healing, gender equality, and youth empowerment. She is the subject of \u003cem\u003eMississippi Turning\u003c\/em\u003e (2022) a documentary produced by Breakout \u0026amp; Moral Courage Project. \u003cem\u003eShe \u003c\/em\u003econtinues to \u003cstrong\u003efacilitate civil discourse\u003c\/strong\u003e to improve race relations in her home state Mississippi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on a National tour with Vote Common Good, Genesis created her definitive piece \"Mississippi: The Microcosm of America.\" The poem would go on to be featured by multiple press outlets, performed in 30 states and served as a call to action in the fight for voting rights and ending white supremacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, her collaborative effort saw a historical victory when Mississippi changed its State Flag after flying over 120 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenesis Be has recently completed two college tours and two National tours wherein she explores the threats and media push back for her grassroots efforts to unite young Mississippians against White Supremacy. She is also giving audience members tools and exercises to help engage those with opposing views to manifest a solution based outcome, rather than just fighting online. Her intersectionality as a biracial queer woman of color from the deep south, allows her to explore and express concepts that audiences have deemed an extraordinarily \"unique and compelling lens.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 66\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785010512160,"sku":"9781737182801","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b2716831cffd11b7707109c045b1a599.jpg?v=1780610848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mississippi-the-microcosm-of-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}