Young, Damon, 1978-

What doesn't kill you makes you blacker : a memoir in essays / What does not kill you makes you blacker. Damon Young. - New York, N.Y. : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] - 307 pages ; 24 cm.

Living while black is an extreme sport -- Nigger fight story -- Street cred -- Bomb-ass poetry -- Your turn -- No homo -- Driver's Ed -- Three niggas -- Obama Bomaye -- Broke -- How to make the internet hate you in 15 simple steps -- Banging over bacon -- Yolo -- Living while black killed my mom -- East Liberty Kutz -- Thursday-night hoops -- Zoe.

The co-founder of VerySmartBrothas.com presents a provocative and humorous memoir-in-essays that explores the direct impact of racism on his life, the shifting definition of black male identity, and the ongoing realities of white supremacy.

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Young, Damon.


African American men--Biography.
African American journalists--Biography.
African American men--Social conditions.
Racism--United States.


United States--Race relations.


Autobiographies.

E185.97. Y632 / A3 2019