{"product_id":"2940172263217","title":"We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival","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":"Default Title","offer_id":47098890354928,"sku":"2940172263217","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172263217_p0.jpg?v=1763757016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172263217","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}