Sure, I'll be your Black friend: notes from the other side of the fist bump
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New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, ©2021.
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Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xvi, 300 pages ; 24 cm
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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 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." --
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English
ISBN:
9780063065062, 0063065061, 9780063026445, 0063026449
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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 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." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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APA Citation (style guide)
Philippe, B. (2021). Sure, I'll be your Black friend: notes from the other side of the fist bump. First edition. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Philippe, Ben. 2021. Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Philippe, Ben, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Philippe, Ben. Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump. First edition. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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