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HarperCollins
February 2012
On Sale: January 31, 2012
272 pages
ISBN: 0062003216
EAN: 9780062003218
Kindle: B005GFPZZO
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If You Don't Buy This Book, You're a Racist. Have you ever been called "too black" or "not black enough"? Have you ever befriended or worked with a black person? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is
for you. 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 "How to Celebrate Black
History Month." To provide additional perspective, Baratunde assembled an
award-winning Black Panel—three black women, three black
men, and one white man (Christian Lander of Stuff White
People Like)—and asked them such revealing questions as:
"When Did You First Realize You Were Black?" "How Black Are You?" "Can You Swim?" The result is a humorous, intelligent, and audacious guide
that challenges and satirizes the so-called experts,
purists, and racists who purport to speak for all black
people. With honest storytelling and biting wit, Baratunde
plots a path not just to blackness, but one open to anyone
interested in simply "how to be."
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