How to Be Black

Part autobiography, part stand-up routine, part contemporary political analysis, and astute all over…. Reading this book made me both laugh and weep with poignant recognition…. A hysterical, irreverent exploration of one of Americas most painful and enduring issues.Melissa Harris-Perry

The Onions 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. Audacious, cunning, and razor-sharp,How to Be Blackexposes the mass-medias insidiously racist, monochromatic portrayal of black cultures richness and variety. Fans ofStuff White People Like,This Week in Blackness, andEnding Racism in About an Hourwill be captivated, uplifted, incensed, and inspired by this hilarious and powerful attack on Americas blacklisting of black culture: Baratunde ThurstonsHow to Be Black.

Baratunde Thurston is the director of digital atThe Onion, the cofounder ofJack & Jill Politics, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. He was named one of the 100 most influential African-Americans of 2011 byThe Rootand one of the 100 most creative people in business byFast Companymagazine. Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publish Date: October 30, 2012
• Pages: 272
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780062003225
• Dimensions: 8.0 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches | 0.45 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Humor & Entertainment, Politics, Biography & Memoir, History