{"product_id":"book-d2kj","title":"We Can't Breathe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInsightful and searing essays that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America by critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWe Can’t Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49377281474864,"sku":"BDd2kj","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49377281540400,"sku":"10d2kj","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d2kj-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773835570","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d2kj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}