How to be black
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New York : Harper, [2012].
ISBN
9780062003218, 0062003216, 9780062003225, 0062003224
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viii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Whitefish Bay - Adult Non-Fiction
305.896 T544
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Published
New York : Harper, [2012].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780062003218, 0062003216, 9780062003225, 0062003224

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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thurston, B. (2012). How to be black (First edition.). Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thurston, Baratunde. 2012. How to Be Black. New York: Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thurston, Baratunde. How to Be Black New York: Harper, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Thurston, B. (2012). How to be black. First edn. New York: Harper.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thurston, Baratunde. How to Be Black First edition., Harper, 2012.

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