{"product_id":"we-live-for-the-we-the-political-power-of-black-motherhood-9781568588544","title":"We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA warm, wise, and urgent guide to parenting in uncertain times, from a longtime reporter on race, reproductive health, and politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWe Live for the We\u003c\/i\u003e, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust -- even hostile -- society. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McClain spoke with mothers on the frontlines of movements for social, political, and cultural change who are grappling with the same questions. Following a child's development from infancy to the teenage years, \u003ci\u003eWe Live for the We\u003c\/i\u003e touches on everything from the importance of creativity to building a mutually supportive community to navigating one's relationship with power and authority. It is an essential handbook to help us imagine the society we build for the next generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDani McClain\u003c\/b\u003e reports on race and reproductive health. She is a contributing writer at the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e and a fellow with Type Media Center (formerly the Nation Institute). McClain's writing has appeared in outlets including Slate, Talking Points Memo, Colorlines, EBONY.com, and The Rumpus. She was a staff reporter at the \u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, and has worked as a strategist with organizations including Color of Change and the Drug Policy Alliance. McClain lives with her family in Cincinnati.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643444826386,"sku":"9781568588544","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e0f2510-a66f-4d30-931d-b7cfb562871b.jpg?v=1733085822","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-live-for-the-we-the-political-power-of-black-motherhood-9781568588544","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}