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Gorgeous writing about an ugly reality thrust upon the "black body". Using this terminology really put the physicality of living in a "black body" at the forefront of everything for me while reading this. The terrifying need to author a book to your son to protect him from the society in which he lives must have inspired this slim volume. Continuing to work through my white privilege, and humbled by those doing this work everyday.
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In an open letter to his teenaged son, Coates reflects on his experiences as a black man in America and the ways in which America is built upon the labor and suffering of black bodies.
A short but powerful read.
A short but powerful read.
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