Breathe which is written as a letter to her sons. Heres a portion of that program. People here when you say i wonder if why they irredeemable and they hear all white people as individuals as opposed to whiteness as an identity that is clone two. So when i go to the second paragraph and unlike what if we took this identity apart, the people had a different history or body but it would be a different relationship to identity but i think what potentially we have as a consequence is a more humane relationship to each other, when i went later in the first paragraph when i say a person and the individual can be a heaven, certainly it is someone who is raised by a white man or as someone who thinks so many figures like take for example john brown or howard zinn or bob zellmer who i think are some of the most precious people in the world, it is important to not have a formulation that removes them from my sense of struggle that im engaged in, so thats what i was thinking. One more question abo
November 2018 from Princeton University doctor. The author of several books including the history of a black National Anthem and breathe a will written as a letter to her son. Here is a portion. And all white people as individuals as opposed to whiteness as the identity. And going to the second paragraph what if we took this identity apart . To have that different history or our body and with that different relationship and to have as a consequence and with that relationship and sue say how the individual can be. Someone who was raised by a white man so if you take people like bob zellner that i think are some of the most precious people in the world and its important to me to not have a formulation from my sense of the struggle. Thats what im thinking. Before we move on to your other books, mothering black boys in america is a special calling. Yes. My mother said to me in a number of different ways. And secondly and then not necessarily helpful about the challenges the black boys face
Professor imani perry, what is the structure of your newest book, brief . Guest well, there are three sections. Fear, fly and fortune. It is a letter, a series of letters to my son but its also a letter to the larger world. Both about the reality of the terror and anxiety and the worry that comes along with being the parent about black children in particular at this moment but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and self regard, much of which i think one finds the lesson for an extraordinary tradition which we have to draw from. Host where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Guest i have written some letters privately for years and my editor at beacon press said is this something youd be interested in doing in large part because ado talk about my children all the time and i write posts about them on social media and initially, you know, i think what we both had in mind with something that was probably bit more
People are here when you say i wonder if i am irredeemable to hear all white people and white people as individuals as opposed to whiteness as an identity. So when i go to the second paragraph, what if we took this identity apart that people would not have the different history but a different relationship to identity. And potentially have as a consequence a more humane relationship to each other. So later into the first paragraph an individual someone that was raised by a white man or someone take for example john brown or bob zellner. Who i think are the most precious people in the world but its important to me not to have a formulation that removes them from my sense of the struggle that i am engaged in. So thats what i was thinking. One more question about breathe, mothering black boys in america is a special calling. Yes. Thats the sentence my mother said to me. And i think about it in a number of different ways. One of course is all the risk so people talk about it incessantly an
Postponed new indepth programs. Instead, we will show you highlights from past programs. First, from november 2018 money. The princeton university, doctor perry is the author of several books putting history of the black National Anthem. Brief, written as a letter to her son. As a portion of that program. People here when you say, i wonder if they hear all white people. They hear white people as individuals as opposed to white men, and i dont think they clung to. They took this identity apart, those people would not sort of have a different history or a body but it would be a different relationship to identity i think it would potentially have as a consequence, a more humane relationship to each other. When i went later when a person an individual can be heaven, it could be a heaven, certainly who was raised by a white man or someone who thinks of figures like for example, john brown or howard or bob who i think are some of the most precious people in the world, its important to me to