{"product_id":"black-boy-joy-a-permission-slip-to-heal-embrace-your-inner-self-9798245794358","title":"Black Boy Joy: A Permission Slip to Heal \u0026 Embrace Your Inner Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jante Gibson-Bryant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Codependency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack boys are often asked to grow up too fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an early age, many learn how to be strong, composed, and aware of the world around them. Responsibility comes early. Expectations come quickly. And joy, over time, is often treated like something to outgrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Boy Joy is a reminder that joy was never meant to be left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for teen boys, young men, and adult men, this book honors the weight Black males carry while making space for rest, emotion, play, and wholeness. Through story and reflection, it invites readers to reconnect with the part of themselves that still laughs, still dreams, and still deserves care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a denial of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a widening of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Boy Joy is a permission slip to heal, to soften without losing strength, and to remember that joy is not irresponsible. It is restorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause when Black boys are allowed to keep their joy, they grow into men who can carry the world without losing themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570922537111,"sku":"9798245794358","price":2612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798245794358.webp?v=1774885172","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/black-boy-joy-a-permission-slip-to-heal-embrace-your-inner-self-9798245794358","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}