We can't breathe : on black lives, white lies, and the art of survival /
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, t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Picador,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | 193 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250174536 1250174538 |