How to Be Black

by Thurston, Baratunde

• ISBN13: 9780062003218
• ISBN10: 0062003216
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-31
• Publisher: Harpercollins

Summary

"How to Be Black" is a satirical race manual designed for black people and those who love them. Expert Thurston is an editor at "The Onion."

Table of Contents

Introduction: Thanks for Celebrating Black History Month by Acquiring This Book	p. 1
Where Did You Get That Name?	p. 17
When Did You First Realize You Were Black?	p. 23
Mama Thurston	p. 31
How Black Are You?	p. 41
Do You Know What an Oreo Is?	p. 51
Wealth-Related Horse Violence	p. 57
Why Are You Wearing That White Man Over Your Heart?	p. 63
The U.S. Propaganda Machine: A Middle School Paper	p. 69
The White Student Union	p. 75
How to Be The Black Friend	p. 79
How to Speak for All Black People	p. 89
Have You Ever Wanted to Not Be Black?	p. 101
Can You Swim?	p. 109
Going Black to Africa	p. 115
But I Don't Want to Kill People	p. 125
Being Black at Harvard	p. 133
How to Be The Black Employee	p. 147
How to Be The Angry Negro	p. 171
How to Be The (Next) Black President	p. 179
How's That Post-Racial Thing Working Out for Ya?	p. 201
The Future of Blackness	p. 209
Afterword: Race Work and Art-The Black Panel Speaks	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 253
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