{"product_id":"breathe-9780807076552","title":"Breathe","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) · 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2019 (\u003ci\u003eThe Undefeated\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmotionally 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith original art for the cover by Ekua Holmes, \u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58150971015555,"sku":"9780807076552","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780807076552.jpg?v=1780063258","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/breathe-9780807076552","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}