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First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 300 pages ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300). |
| Contents |
Sure, I'll be your Black tell-all writer -- Ten things to know before befriending me, or "which Black guy are you getting?" -- The first gift -- Sure, I'll be your Black Canadian -- Sure, I'll be your Black foreign kid -- Sure, I'll be your anchor baby -- Sure, I'll be your Black son -- Sure, I'll be your Black boyfriend -- How to go through life without drowning, part I -- Sure, I guess I'll be your classic name-brand cookie -- How to go through life without drowning, part II -- Boomerangs come back -- From another mother -- I was promised ballplayers and rap stars, addicted to the limelight -- Sure, I'll be your woke Black friend -- Sherman Klump v. Buddy love -- Ivory skin, eyes of something green -- Sister, sister -- Sure, I'll be your Black guy : emphasis on Guy -- How to go through life without drowning, part III -- Song of the South -- Sure, I'll be your accessory to larceny -- Sure, I'll be your one that got away -- Black ghost goes "boo!" -- Sure, I'll be your Black sidekick -- Sure, I'll be your 2016 shithole rescapee -- Smile through it -- How to live strictly in common grounds -- Sure, I'll be your Bl--RACE WARS!!! -- One of the good ones -- Conclusion. How to thrive in a Black body at any age -- Lexicon to a Black experience narrative. |
| Summary |
In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe's candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend in predominantly white spaces. From cheating his way out of swim tests to discovering stray family members in unlikely places, he finds the punchline in the serious while acknowledging the blunt truths of existing as a Black man in today's world. |
| Subject |
Philippe, Ben.
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African American men -- Biography -- Humor.
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African American men -- Social conditions -- Humor.
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Men, Black -- Biography.
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Authors, Black -- Biography.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Racism -- United States.
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American wit and humor.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Essays.
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Humor.
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| Added Title |
Essays. Selections
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Sure, I will be your Black friend |
| ISBN |
9780063026445 paperback |
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0063026449 paperback |
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9780063065062 library edition : $26.99 |
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0063065061 library edition |
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