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Humorous memoir exploring complex black identity.

If you're looking to understand racial identity with laughter as your guiding light, "How to Be Black" might just be the right companion for your journey. Baratunde Thurston tackles serious topics with a wit that disarms and enlightens, inviting readers of all backgrounds to contemplate the nuances of being black in a way that is as educational as it is entertaining. Whether you're up for personal anecdotes that punch through societal expectations or just need a hearty laugh about a deeply personal yet universal experience, this book is a page-turner.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012)
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How to Be Black

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ISBN: 9780062692313
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2017-10-10
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.89
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New York Times BestsellerBaratunde Thurston’s comedic memoir chronicles his coming-of-blackness and offers practical advice on everything from “How to Be the Black Friend” to “How to Be the (Next) Black President”—now available in a limited Olive Edition.Have you ever been called “too black” or “not black enough”?Have you ever befriended or worked with a black person?Have you ever heard of black people?If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. It is also for anyone who can read, possesses intelligence, loves to laugh, and has ever felt a distance between who they know themselves to be and what the world expects.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 more than 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.“As a black woman, this book helped me realize I’m actually a white man.”—Patton Oswalt
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Humorous memoir exploring complex black identity.

If you're looking to understand racial identity with laughter as your guiding light, "How to Be Black" might just be the right companion for your journey. Baratunde Thurston tackles serious topics with a wit that disarms and enlightens, inviting readers of all backgrounds to contemplate the nuances of being black in a way that is as educational as it is entertaining. Whether you're up for personal anecdotes that punch through societal expectations or just need a hearty laugh about a deeply personal yet universal experience, this book is a page-turner.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.