How to Be Black

Name: How to Be Black
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Author: Baratunde Thurston
ISBN: 9780062061614

Author: Baratunde Thurston

Narrator: Baratunde Thurston

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 01/31/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Social Science, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, African Studies, Biography & Autobiography, Historical Biography

Synopsis

The Onion’s Baratunde Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History Month,” and more, in this satirical guide to race issues—written for black people and those who love them. Audacious, cunning, and razor-sharp, How to Be Black exposes the mass-media’s insidiously racist, monochromatic portrayal of black culture’s richness and variety. Fans of Stuff White People Like, This Week in Blackness, and Ending Racism in About an Hour will be captivated, uplifted, incensed, and inspired by this hilarious and powerful attack on America’s blacklisting of black culture: Baratunde Thurston’s How to Be Black.

About Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston is the director of digital at The Onion, the cofounder of Jack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. He was named one of the 100 most influential African-Americans of 2011 by The Root and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine. Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cinnamon on March 27, 2012

I am loving this book so far. If nothing else, the conversations, smirks, giggles, and very confused looks I've gotten while reading this book in public have been great. Having an older African American woman point at the book, smirk and say "Good luck with that!" was a highlight of my week. And the......more

Goodreads review by Nando on January 29, 2013

(First off, I heard this on Audiobook, and I URGE you to do the same. I'm sure the book is just fine, but on the audio version you get Baratunde's narration and original recordings from the interviewees) Wow, to think this is the debut from Baratunde Thurston. I can't wait to see what he comes up wit......more

Goodreads review by Raymond on June 19, 2020

I originally read this laugh out loud book almost six years ago and loved it. It spoke to me then and it spoke to me again now. It should be read by every black person whoever felt like they weren't black enough. It also should be read by non-black people who have misconceptions on what and how "all......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on March 09, 2016

OK, so I didn't know what to expect from the book, but I have been following this guy on Twitter for a while. I didn't know also that he was the "Jack Turner" behind the "Jack & Jill Politics" blog that I followed. (I don't pay attention to all that much, I guess.) But this guy's name kept popping up......more