We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival Contributor(s): Asim, Jabari (Author), Asim, Jabari (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1978639155 ISBN-13: 9781978639157 Publisher: Brilliance Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2019 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" L (0.15 lbs) |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: A Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay Insightful and searing essays that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America by critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim In We Can't Breathe, Jabari Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed as the "Master Narrative" and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face of centuries of racism. In eight wide-ranging and penetrating essays, he explores such topics as the twisted legacy of jokes and falsehoods in black life; the importance of black fathers and community; the significance of black writers and stories; and the beauty and pain of the black body. What emerges is a rich portrait of a community and culture that has resisted, survived, and flourished despite centuries of racism, violence, and trauma. These thought-provoking essays present a different side of American history, one that doesn't depend on a narrative steeped in oppression but rather reveals black voices telling their own stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Asim, Jabari: - JABARI ASIM was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. For eleven years, he was an editor at The Washington Post, where he also wrote a syndicated column on politics, popular culture and social issues, and he served for ten years as the editor in chief of Crisis magazine, the NAACP's flagship journal of politics, culture and ideas. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts and the author of six books for adults, including The N Word, and nine books for children. |
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