How to Be Black

<p><strong>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 America's most painful and enduring issues. -- Melissa Harris-Perry</strong></p><p><em>The Onion</em>'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. Audacious cunning and razor-sharp <em>How to Be Black </em>exposes the mass-media's insidiously racist monochromatic portrayal of black culture's richness and variety. Fans of <em>Stuff White People Like</em> <em>This Week in Blackness</em> and <em>Ending Racism in About an Hour </em>will be captivated uplifted incensed and inspired by this hilarious and powerful attack on America's blacklisting of black culture: Baratunde Thurston's <em>How to Be Black</em>.</p>