{"product_id":"we-speak-for-ourselves-how-woke-culture-prohibits-progress-9781501187834","title":"We Speak for Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the row houses of Baltimore to the stoops of Brooklyn, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cook Up\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the voices of the most vulnerable and allows their stories to uncover the systematic injustice threaded within our society. Honest and eye-opening, the pages of \u003ci\u003eWe Speak for Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e \"are\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eabundant with wisdom and wit; integrity and love, not to mention enough laughs for a stand-up comedy routine\" (Mitchell S. Jackson, author of \u003ci\u003eSurvival Math\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatkins introduces you to Down Bottom, the storied community of East Baltimore that holds a mirror to America's poor black neighborhoods--\"hoods\" that could just as easily be in Chicago, Detroit, Oakland, or Atlanta. As Watkins sees it, the perspective of people who live in economically disadvantaged black communities is largely absent from the commentary of many top intellectuals who speak and write about race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnapologetic and sharp-witted, D. Watkins is here to tell the truth as he has seen it. \u003ci\u003eWe Speak for Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth analysis of inner-city hurdles and honors the stories therein. We sit in underfunded schools, walk the blocks burdened with police corruption, stand within an audience of Make America Great Again hats, journey from trap house to university lecture, and rally in neglected streets. And we listen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Watkins has come to remind us, everyone deserves the opportunity to speak for themselves\" (Jason Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) and serves hope to fellow Americans who are too often ignored and calling on others to examine what it means to be a model activist in today's world. \u003ci\u003eWe Speak for Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for all who are committed to social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatkins, D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - D. Watkins is editor-at-large for \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also a college professor at the University of Baltimore and founder of the BMORE Writers Project. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Watkins is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in East Baltimore.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670742208786,"sku":"9781501187834","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65ae8f3a-e13f-4a41-b186-40b7cbd30fbb.jpg?v=1733788569","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-speak-for-ourselves-how-woke-culture-prohibits-progress-9781501187834","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}