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1 online resource (xvi, 300 pages) |
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"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 (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Philippe, Ben.
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African American men -- Biography -- Humor.
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African American men -- Social conditions -- Humor.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Racism -- United States.
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Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Essays.
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Electronic books.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your black tell-all writer.
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Philippe, Ben.
Ten things to know before befriending me, or "Which black guy are you getting?"
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Philippe, Ben.
First gift.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your black Canadian.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your black foreign kid.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your anchor baby.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your black son.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I'll be your black boyfriend.
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Philippe, Ben.
How to go through life without drowning, part 1.
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Philippe, Ben.
Sure, I guess I'll be your classic name-brand cookie.
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Sure, I will be your black friend |
Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Philippe, Ben. Sure, I'll be your black friend New York : Harper Perennial, [2021] 9780063026445 (NjBwBT)bl2021010707 (OCoLC)1224592580 |
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9780063026452 |
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0063026457 |
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