A warm, wise, and urgent guide to parenting in uncertain times, from a longtime reporter on race, reproductive health, and politics.

In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust - even hostile - society. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy?

McClain spoke with mothers on the front lines of movements for social, political, and cultural change who are grappling with the same questions. Following a child's development from infancy to the teenage years, We Live for the We touches on everything from the importance of creativity to building a mutually supportive community to navigating one's relationship with power and authority. It is an essential handbook to help us imagine the society we build for the next generation.

Product details

Listening Length	6 hours and 11 minutes
Author	Dani McClain
Narrator	Dani McClain
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	April 02, 2019
Publisher	Hachette Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language Weight	English 10oz

WE LIVE FOR THE WE: THE POLITICAL POWER OF BLACK MOTHERHOOD