Maria and Julio talk with Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, about her latest book Breathe: A Letter to My Sons. They discuss the complexities of raising black children in the United States, and how her career in academia has played a role. ITT Staff Picks: - Why Imani Perry Doesn't Like Jane Austen's Novels, via The New York Times - Watch Imani's keynote speech at Valparaiso University's MLK Celebration this year - This interview with Imani on her liberation feminism, from The Nation  

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