{"product_id":"obamas-children-poems-9781948692724","title":"Obama's Children: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eObama's Children: Poems, by Earl S. Braggs represents a universal quest for human dignity and acknowledgement made specific through the Black experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve's Short-Sleeve Shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve's short-sleeve shirts were almost always cut-off, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewinter plaid, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflannel shirts as if he knew a next winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emight not come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in '71, he grew an ugly afro that \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe couldn't figure out how to be proud of, too thin to hold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean afro pick. We were riot-night running buddies, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebest friends in the best of times, the worst of times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe rode the same dull pencil-yellow school bus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring those turbulent school-house years. Our English teacher, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Davis, we loved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike young boys love pretty teachers, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Davis wasn't pretty. White as composition notebook \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epages, she taught the deconstruction of complex sentences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewritten in \u003cem\u003eblack \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ewhite \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ered\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfazed by head rags of race war, she stole our attention, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekept it, never intending to give attention back. We didn't\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewant it back, anyway. She loved Steve, I loved Steve. We all did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve didn't grow up with us. He moved from the country\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the city our freshman year. Project still-life, still, somewhat, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew. The comprehension of such, I don't think he ever, fully, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewanted to figure out how to measure. Steve was beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10382956\"\u003eEarl Braggs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madville Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948692724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948692724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005050\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO002010\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Madville Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686295048429,"sku":"9781948692724","price":22.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c79f7255-9b89-4b1c-b2a5-f38a2a0cdaca.jpg?v=1649775496","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/obamas-children-poems-9781948692724","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}