{"product_id":"finding-the-beautiful-path-on-blackness-multidimensionality-and-radical-becoming-paperback","title":"Finding the Beautiful Path: On Blackness, Multidimensionality, and Radical Becoming - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremiah J. Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding the Beautiful Path: On Blackness, Multidimensionality, and Radical becoming\u003c\/em\u003e is memoir, which is a story of resistance, healing, and most of all love. Drawing on my lived experience and scholarly journey-from the streets of Richmond to the halls of UC Berkeley-I offer a deeply personal meditation on what it means to be Black, whole, and free in a world hellbent on your erasure. This is not just theory; it's testimony. It's not just critique; it's love. Through the lenses of Critical Race Theory, trauma studies, and radical love, I trace the ways Blackness has been flattened, feared, and criminalized-while affirming Black life in its full, multidimensional radiance. This book is an offering-a radical invitation to re-member us and imagine otherwise. Because we are not nouns to be defined by trauma; we are verbs. We are movement. We are always becoming. This is the realest work I've ever written. Not because I had to-but because I needed to. Because finding the beautiful path is not just possible-it's urgent. And it begins with telling the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremiah Sims' \"Beautiful Path\" begins at the intersection of autoethnography and critical race theory where \"Blackness, Multidimensionality, and Radical Becoming\" collide with racism and anti-blackness. But the wounds and scars of this collision, as Dr. Sims so eloquently reveals, can ultimately heal. Autoethnography uses self-reflection and analysis of personal experiences to explore and explain larger cultural, political, social, and historical issues. Jeremiah's cogent, compelling narratives of his experiences as a Black man, husband, father, friend, colleague, and Christian on the path to Radical Love and Becoming critically counters narratives and practices of white supremacy that only perpetuate hate and fear. -Jabari Mahiri, Ph.D., Professor of Education, UC Berkeley and Faculty Director of the Leadership Programs\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522420760883,"sku":"9783034359528","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uBZCTg64lt9783034359528.webp?v=1781971731","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/finding-the-beautiful-path-on-blackness-multidimensionality-and-radical-becoming-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}