We can't breathe : on black lives, white lies, and the art of survival / Jabari Asim.

"Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison [calls] 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 ... essays, he explores such topics as the twisted legacy of jokes and falsehoods in black life; the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asim, Jabari, 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Picador, [2018]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > History.
Racism > United States > History.
United States > Race relations.
Restorative justice > United States.
African Americans.
Racism.
Restorative justice.
United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:193 pages ; 19 cm
Variant Title:
We cannot breathe
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison [calls] 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 ... 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"--Front flap.
Call Number:E185 .A86 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781250174536
1250174538