A warm, wise, and urgent guide to parenting in uncertain times.
A longtime reporter on race, reproductive health, and politics, Dani McClain is also the mother of a little girl. Like all first-time mothers, she has countless questions about raising her child, especially in what she knows to be an unjust, even hostile, society.
Black mothering is an inherently political act. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than women of any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. In We Live for the We, McClain sets out to understand how to ensure her daughter lives with dignity and joy, learning how to parent boldly in uncertain times, and how to cope with the anxieties that sometimes threaten to consume her.
McClain spoke with mothers on the frontlines 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 shares lessons on the need for community, the challenges of navigating segregated schools, and how to talk honestly about sex and consent.
We Live for the We will become a handbook for parents and a guide to help us imagine the society we build for the next generation.
