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100 1  Perry, Imani,|d1972-|4aut 
245 10 Breathe :|ba letter to my sons /|cImani Perry 
264  1 Boston, Massachusetts :|bBeacon Press,|c2019 
300    163 pages|c19 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references 
520    "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.  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.  Perry 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.  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"--|cProvided by publisher 
520    "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. Perry 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. 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"--|cProvided by publisher 
600 10 Perry, Imani,|d1972- 
650  0 African American families 
650  0 African American mothers|vBiography 
650  0 African American educators|vBiography 
650  0 African American boys|xSocial conditions 
650  0 African Americans|xSocial conditions 
650  0 Racism|zUnited States 
650  7 Afro-amerikanska kvinnor|2sao 
650  7 Afro-amerikanska familjer|2sao 
650  7 Rasrelationer|2sao 
650  7 Rasism|2sao 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 
651  0 United States|xRace relations 
651  7 Förenta staterna|2sao