{"product_id":"obamas-children-earl-braggs-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 Earl Braggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948692724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948692724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madville Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Earl Braggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044823855359,"sku":"9781948692724","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c96ef07-b3d2-4c89-8fbc-d94ec34bf746.jpg?v=1684975106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/obamas-children-earl-braggs-9781948692724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}