How to Be Black
Ratings16
Average rating3.8
This book is hilarious. But it's so much more than that. There was truth and wisdom. This book is for everyone. You do not need to be black to find something you relate to. I loved the audiobook version. I liked hearing the Black Panel answer Baratunde's questions in their own voices.
I read this expecting humor and satire, but it is so much more than that. It contains actual ideas that, if implemented, could be steps forward for race relations. I'm not a scholar of race relations so I can't attest to the originality of these ideas overall and this is not an endorsement for this as groundbreaking. This is an endorsement of the book for presenting the ideas in a package that will be seen and read by people like myself who otherwise wouldn't know of them. And if they are original, even better.
Yes yes yes. I would like this to be required reading for everyone please. I knew Baratunde Thurston was hilarious but this is just... SUCH deft humor + history + anger + theory... really perfect handling of race in America which is basically impossible to discuss anymore. I loved the commentary from The Black Panel (including a token white guy [the guy behind Stuff White People Like, in fact]), too. Bonus: since I've read this and [b:How to Be a Woman 10600242 How to Be a Woman Caitlin Moran http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327903507s/10600242.jpg 15507935], I am now qualified to be Oprah.Oh and PS this book is $3 for Kindle right now, TOTALLY WORTH IT. Or inquire at ~your local library~