Impolite conversations on race, politics, sex, money, and religion /
In Impolite Conversations, two respected thinkers and writers openly discuss five "third-rail" topics-from multi-racial identities to celebrity worship to hyper-masculinity among black boys-and open the stage for honest discussions about important and timely concerns. Organized around five...
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New York :
Atria Books,
2014.
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| Edition: | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Sex. Cora-- Let's pray for sexually active daughters; John-- There's a conspiracy to hypermasculinize black boys
- Money. Cora-- We're not movin' on up ; John-- Watching TV is better than listening to jazz
- Religion. John-- Is Twitter the new religion? ; Cora-- Can a nation still have faith if it has lost its hope? ; John-- Are black people still overchurched?
- Politics. John-- I could be a Republican ; Cora-- It's time to rethink the American Dream ; John-- Obama make whites whiter ; Cora-- I don't care about first black presidents ; Cora-- It actually is Mama's fault
- Race. John-- We're all haters ; Cora-- One box rules ; Cora-- Color wars! ; John-- All my best friends are light-skinned women ; Cora-- F*ck the N-word-- bring back the word "nigger" ; John-- Nigger, please! ; John-- Is half as good better than nothing? ; Cora-- Mediocrity Nation? ; John-- No more Sojourners.