Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World (New Edition) (Pare

Description: Saving Our Sons by Marita Golden, Nathan McCall, M.J. Fievre Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Raising Black Teen Boys in Turbulent Times "It is always heartening to see women step up to the writers table. When the results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Goldens work, it is more than satisfying; it is a cause for celebration."-Toni Morrison, Nobel LaureateTwo decades ago, Marita was the first Black writer to address the horrifying statistic that haunts all Black mothers: the leading cause of death among Black males under twenty-one is homicide. Today, police brutality rages on as millions call for the reformation of our broken law enforcement in the wake of the traumatic murders of Black teen boys like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Daunte Wright. Read an intimate account of a mothers efforts to save her son. Writing her sons story against the backdrop of a society plagued by systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration, Golden offers a form of witness and testimony in a time of crisis for Black Americans. Learn how to grapple with the realities of Black America. Join Golden as she confronts the root causes of violence inflicted upon Black teen boys and reassesses the legacy of her own generations struggle for civil rights. Explore Black boys difficult road to adulthood in the U.S. and learn why single Black mothers are often wrongly blamed for their sons actions.Gain invaluable advice and knowledge from trustworthy sources. In Saving Our Sons, Golden documents her conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves.This book is designed to help you: Discuss and unpack generational trauma with loved onesGain deeper insight into the injustices Black children face in the U.S.Recognize the importance of community for the success of Black teen boys If you liked Decoding Boys, Mother & Son: Our Back & Forth Journal, The Boy Crisis or Boy Mom, youll love Saving Our Sons. Author Biography MaritaGolden is an accomplished author of dozens of critically acclaimednovels and nonfiction works, including The Strong BlackWoman (Mango 2021). She is also the co-founder of The Hurston/WrightFoundation, an American literary nonprofit organization that providesworkshops, classes, support, and community for talented and successful Blackwriters. During her teaching career, she has taught creative writing atnumerous colleges and universities, including Johns Hopkins University andVirginia Commonwealth University. Marita is therecipient of many esteemed writing and literary activism awards, such as theInternational Literary Hall of Fame of Writers of African Descent Inductee(Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University), the Barnes and NobleWriters for Writers Award (Poets and Writers), and the Distinguished ServiceAward (Authors Guild). Currently, as a masterfulcreative writing coach and literary consultant, Marita spends her time coachingburgeoning and seasoned authors through the necessary stages of fear andanxiety in the creative process.Nathan McCall served as a reporter for several newspapers, including The Washington Post, where he worked until taking a leave of absence to write his bestselling memoir, Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America.Makes Me Wanna Holler was a New York Times bestseller and won the Blackboard Book of the Year Award for 1995. McCalls second publication, released in 1997, is a series of personal essays titled Whats Going On.Nathan made his fiction debut with Them, a timely and penetrating story that explores the complexities of gentrification. Them was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the best books of 2007. In 2008, the novel reached No. 1 on the Essence magazine bestseller list. Also, the Georgia Center for the Book nominated Them as one of ten finalists for the 2008 Townsend Prize for Fiction, awarded to an outstanding novel or short-story collection published by a Georgia writer during the past two years.McCall also served as a visiting lecturer in the African American Studies Department at Emory University in Atlanta.Born in Port-au-Prince, M.J. Fievre, B.S. Ed, earned a bachelors degree in education from Barry University. A seasoned K–12 teacher, a creator of safe spaces, and an initiator of difficult conversations, she spent much time building up her students, helping them feel comfortable in their own skin, and affirming their identities. Her close relationships with parents and students led her to look more closely at how we can balance protecting a childs innocence with preparing them for the realities of life. She has taught creative writing workshops to children and teens at the O Miami Poetry Festival and the Miami Art Museum, as well as in various schools in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Port-au-Prince (Haiti), and South Florida. Shes also been a keynote speaker at Tufts University (Massachusetts), Howard University (Washington, DC), the University of Miami (Florida), and Michael College (Vermont) and has served as a panelist at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP).M.J.s publishing career began as a teenager in her native Haiti. At nineteen years old, she signed her first book contract with Hachette-Deschamps for the publication of a YA book titled La Statuette Maléfique. Since then, M.J. has released nine YA books in French that are widely read in Europe and the French Antilles, and she is the author of the award-winning Badass Black Girl book series for tweens and teens (in English). One Moore Book published M.J.s first childrens book, I Am Riding, as part of a special limited series edited by Edwidge Danticat. A middle-grade book, Young Trailblazers, and picture book, Sam Is Afraid of Christmas, are both set to be released by DragonFruit in the fall of 2021.As the ReadCaribbean program coordinator for the prestigious Miami Book Fair, M.J. directs and produces the childrens cultural show Taptap Krik? Krak! For her podcast, MJ has interviewed many literary legends, including Edwidge Danticat, Alice Randall, and Nikki Giovanni. Details ISBN 1642508934 ISBN-13 9781642508932 Title Saving Our Sons Author Marita Golden, Nathan McCall, M.J. Fievre Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 244 Publisher Mango Media GE_Item_ID:134888404; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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