Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend
Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xvi, 300 pages ; 24 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Philippe, Ben.
African American men -- Biography.
African American authors -- Biography.
African American men -- Social conditions.
Racism -- United States.
American wit and humor.
United States -- Race relations.
Philippe, Ben.
African American men -- Biography.
African American authors -- Biography.
African American men -- Social conditions.
Racism -- United States.
American wit and humor.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9780063065062
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Philippe, Ben | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | Out (Due: 5/9/2024) |
BIOGRAPHY Philippe, Ben | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Philippe, Ben | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.