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How to Make a Slave and Other Essays
How to Make a Slave and Other Essays | Jerald Walker
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For the black community, Jerald Walker asserts in How to Make a Slave, "anger is often a prelude to a joke, as there is broad understanding that the triumph over this destructive emotion lay in finding its punchline." It is on the knife's edge between fury and farce that the essays in this exquisite collection balance. Whether confronting the medical profession's racial biases, considering the complicated legacy of Michael Jackson, paying homage to his writing mentor James Alan McPherson, or attempting to break free of personal and societal stereotypes, Walker elegantly blends personal revelation and cultural critique. The result is a bracing and often humorous examination by one of America's most acclaimed essayists of what it is to grow, parent, write, and exist as a black American male. Walker refuses to lull his readers; instead his missives urge them to do better as they consider, through his eyes, how to be a good citizen, how to be a good father, how to live, and how to love.
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Short collection of short essays that cut-to-the-bone and include some biting humor to boot.

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SamAnne
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Glad the tagged is my #Bookspin. I‘ve had the library book for weeks and hadn‘t gotten to it yet. And my #Doublespin. A quick look at the board tells me this is my best shot at scoring a bingo! @TheAromaofBooks

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This essay collection is terrific. It focuses on living in a black body and perfectly balances seriousness, dry humor, and frank reality. I also like the emphasis on looking at the positive attributes of being a black person, the reality of strength, courage, and resilience. I‘m really glad the NBA longlist put this on my radar.

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