Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity.
With original art for the cover by Ekua Holmes, Breathe 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..
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.
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DuBois, Emily Dickinson, Toni Morrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Ida B.
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Perry draws upon the ideas of figures such as James Baldwin, W.
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.
She admits fear and frustration for her African American Sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable.
Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. 2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 ( Kirkus Reviews ) - 25 Can\'t-Miss Books of 2019 ( The Undefeated ) 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.
However, she offers an unfettered expression of love--finding beauty and possibility in life.life.
She admits fear and frustration for her African-American Sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable.
Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity
