Black is back! Whether measured by the election and national confusion arising from the half-black presidency of Barack Obama or the celebrity of superstars like LeBron James and Oprah Winfrey or the narrowly-defined images of hip hop, crime, and poverty, America is talking about race again - but in the same tired, old way. "How To Be Black" takes the national conversation to a whole new level, combining irreverent step-by-step instructions, personal memoir, and resource guides to meet every reader's blackness needs. An expert at being black, Baratunde Thurston has had more than 30 years of living and redefining blackness, including the influences of a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan, hippie, single mother, surviving the crack years of 1980s inner-city D.C. (the violence of which claimed his father's life when Thurston was six years old), and by attending the best educational institutions this nation has to offer. Now he's sharing his know-how with readers of all colors, from the African-American who feels trapped by the ham-fisted, marketing-driven definition of what black is supposed to be to a non-black who wants to get strange looks on the subway. With advice and insight on everything from How To Be The Black Friend to How To Speak For All Black People to How To Celebrate Black History Month, this humorous and audacious guide pokes fun at the so-called experts, purists, and racists who think they know what black people believe, do, stand for, and like. It is also a unique and funny account of growing up black in America today. "How to Be Black" includes interviews with: Victor Varnado, Director, Comedian, "The Awkward Comedy Show" on Comedy Central; Damali Ayo, Author of "Rent a Negro"; Elon James White, Creator of "This Week in Blackness"; Jacquetta Szathmari, Creator of the show "That's Funny", "You Didn't Sound Black on the Phone"; W. Kamau Bell, Creator of the show "Ending Racism in About an Hour"; and, Christian Lander, "Stuff White People Like".
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"One of the smartest and funniest books I've ever read."--Christian Lander (via Twitter)
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Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, author and vigilante pundit. He was nominated for the Bill Hicks Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, declared a Champion of the First Amendment by Iowa State, and called someone I need to know by Barack Obama. He has appeared on most major cable and broadcast networks and in newspapers including the New York Times and The Independent (UK). Baratunde is the cofounder of the political blog, Jack and Jill Politics and performs regularly in New York City, where he works as web and politics editor for The Onion. He hosts Popular Science's Future Of on the Science Channel, resides in Brooklyn and lives in the Internet.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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How to be Black is simply one of the best books you will buy this year. It is about more than just learning about the author, or how to be black, it's about celebrating a culture and lifestyle which is embodied by Baratunde. If you can also buy the audio book from audible, you will get far more from listening to the author than the book alone. Also tell your friends it's time to black up ;)
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Its funny but we didn't realise how autobiographical it was, still a good read though and always a talking point
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Starting out with a bang, with some great insight and amusing anecdotes, the narrative becomes more prosaic and conventional towards the end.
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I bought this for my boyfriend and he won't let me borrow it because he has a long list of people he wants to read it first. It appears to be laugh out loud funny and rather touching, too. Although Thurston is from the US, and so the book is very much in that context, it's a lighthearted look at race that applies anywhere, really. Highly recommended and a great gift for someone with a sense of humour.
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I very much enjoyed this book, it is for black and non-black people, I think BT has triggered the last chapter of US racism. Hopefully next generation can say what was all the fuss about.
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