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How to be Black
Baratunde Thurston
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Description for How to be Black
Paperback. When did you first realize you were black? How black are you? Can you swim? This guide challenges and satirizes the so-called experts, purists, and racists who purport to speak for all black people. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years' experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black. Beyond memoir, this guidebook offers practical advice on everything from "How to Be The Black Friend" to "How to Be The (Next) Black President" to ... Read more
Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years' experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black. Beyond memoir, this guidebook offers practical advice on everything from "How to Be The Black Friend" to "How to Be The (Next) Black President" to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062003225
SKU
V9780062003225
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Ref
99-94
About Baratunde Thurston
Baratunde Thurston is the director of digital at The Onion, the cofounder of Jack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. He was named one of the 100 most influential African-Americans of 2011 by The Root and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine. Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on ... Read more
Reviews for How to be Black
"A hilarious blend of razor-sharp satire and memoir...Using his own story and humor, Thurston demonstrates that the best way to 'be' anything is to simply be yourself."
Publishers Weekly "Terrific...How to Be Black is an assault on nostalgia
a satirical, biographic attack on the idea that 'blackness' or any label should be derived from historical description."
Fast Company Struggling ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "Terrific...How to Be Black is an assault on nostalgia
a satirical, biographic attack on the idea that 'blackness' or any label should be derived from historical description."
Fast Company Struggling ... Read more