How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From .

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST "Hilarious yet soul-shaking." --Black Enterprise, a "Must Read Book for 201 9" 200 years ago, white people told black folks, "'I suggest you pick the cott on if you don't like getting whipped." Today, it's "comply with police orde rs if you don't want to get shot." Now comedian/activist D. L. Hughley-one the Original Kings of Comedy-confronts and remixes white people's "advice" in this "hilarious examination of the current state of race relations in th e United States" (Publishers Weekly). In America, a black man is three times more likely to be killed in encounte rs with police than a white guy. If only he had complied with the cop, he m ight be alive today, pundits say in the aftermath of the latest shooting of an unarmed black man. Or, Maybe he shouldn't have worn that hoodie . or, moved more slowly . not been out so late . Wait, why are black people allowed to drive, anyway This isn't a new phenomenon. White people have been giving "advice" to blac k folks for as long as anyone can remember, telling them how to pick cotton , where to sit on a bus, what neighborhood to live in, when they can vote, and how to wear our pants. Despite centuries of whites' advice, it seems bl ack people still aren't listening, and the results are tragic. Now, at last, activist, comedian, and New York Times bestselling author D. L. Hughley offers How Not to Get Shot, an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from.

Product Info

ISBN: 0062698540

ISBN-13: 9780062698544

Publisher: William Morrow

Year: 2018

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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