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100	1		_aAlexander, Elizabeth, _d1962- _eauthor. _999408
245	1	4	_aThe Trayvon generation / _cElizabeth Alexander.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bGrand Central Publishing, _c2022.
300			_aviii, 146 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c19 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 133-138).
505	0	0	_t"What will be the sacred words? -- _t"here lies" -- _t"shock of delayed comprehension" -- _ta tale of two textbooks -- _t"cemetery for the illustrious negro dead" -- _tthe trayvon generation -- _t"we dress our ideas in clothes to make the abstract visible" -- _t"whether the negro sheds tears" -- _t"there are black people in the future".
520			_a"In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, one of the great literary voices of our time, Elizabeth Alexander, wrote a moving reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay brilliantly and lovingly observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could never be shielded from the brutality that has ended so many Black boys and men's lives. With camera phones and internet access, the racist violence that has plagued America throughout its history has become more extensively documented, and immediately and constantly accessible through news articles and social media posts. The children of this generation were teens too when Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2012 before reaching adulthood, becoming the first in a series of now well known names, and any efforts from mothers to protect their sons from the heartbreaking truth of our society was futile in the digital age of information. Now, the viral essay which spoke so resonantly to this unique historical moment that it was shared and praised by Barack Obama, John Legend, Melissa Harris Perry, and many more, is expounded upon, bookended by additional essays woven with profound insight and heart and combined with groundbreaking art by prominent and up-and-coming Black artists. Taking the reader through our past and extrapolating its lasting impact through to our current moment, Elizabeth then turns her eye to the radical potential of our future. Through her lyrical prose, Elizabeth Alexander writes with pride, fear, love, and a keen awareness of the reflective power of pop culture and art on the nature of racism and the fight for racial justice as it spans and evolves across generations. These essays are essential reading, a breathtaking expression of both the hope and horror of this era"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_aIn the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, one of the great literary voices of our time, Elizabeth Alexander, wrote a moving reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay brilliantly and lovingly observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could never be shielded from the brutality that has ended so many Black boys and men's lives. Now, that essay is expounded upon, bookended by additional essays woven with profound insight and heart and combined with groundbreaking art by prominent and up-and-coming Black artists. Taking the reader through our past and extrapolating its lasting impact through to our current moment, Elizabeth then turns her eye to the radical potential of our future-- _cAbridged from the publisher's description.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSocial conditions. _971052
650		0	_aAfrican American youth _xPsychology. _9348483
650		0	_aAfrican American mothers _xPsychology.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xCrimes against. _9358027
600	1	0	_aMartin, Trayvon, _d1995-2012 _xInfluence.
650		0	_aRace discrimination _zUnited States. _9223967
650		0	_aRacism _zUnited States. _953238
650		0	_aRacism against Black people.
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