{"product_id":"how-to-be-black-9780062003225","title":"How to Be Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/em\u003e'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, \u003cem\u003eHow to Be Black \u003c\/em\u003eexposes the mass-media's insidiously racist, monochromatic portrayal of black culture's richness and variety. Fans of \u003cem\u003eStuff White People Like\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Week in Blackness\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEnding Racism in About an Hour \u003c\/em\u003ewill be captivated, uplifted, incensed, and inspired by this hilarious and powerful attack on America's blacklisting of black culture: Baratunde Thurston's \u003cem\u003eHow to Be Black\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThurston, Baratunde:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBaratunde Thurston is the director of digital at \u003cem\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/em\u003e, the cofounder of \u003cem\u003eJack \u0026amp; Jill Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, a stand-up comedian, and a globe-trotting speaker. He was named one of the 100 most influential African-Americans of 2011 by \u003cem\u003eThe Root\u003c\/em\u003e and one of the 100 most creative people in business by \u003cem\u003eFast Company\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Baratunde resides in Brooklyn and lives on Twitter (@baratunde).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725258920210,"sku":"9780062003225","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99bc8ccf-7fb0-4ce6-b8d1-56cf1f93eaae.jpg?v=1737255847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-black-9780062003225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}