Description |
488 pages ; 22 cm |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
The prophecy -- Ol'time religion -- Orange groves -- School days -- Laura Street -- Bobos -- The holy ghost -- Little white lie -- Cold truth -- Mis-education -- Gimme 5, on the black hand side -- Lonely teardrops -- Rhythm of Africa -- Beat their stringy heads -- Friends & family -- Eviction, death, and the MVP -- Big man on campus -- Cracking up -- Hindsight; my two, me too -- Black sounds & white girls -- Say it in my face -- How ya like me now -- Stay in your place -- No compromise -- Irony -- Bet it up -- What's the charge -- Can you play -- Chasing pawns -- Déjà vu -- Barbershop talk -- Heart of hearts -- Promise fulfilled -- Hit the highway -- The joys of learning -- The new Phoenix -- Tennessee -- Knowledge of self -- Black jive -- Weary -- Evidence of things not seen. |
Subject |
Smith, Quincy S., 1973-
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African American men -- Psychology.
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African American men -- Biography.
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African American men -- Social conditions.
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United States -- Race relations.
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ISBN |
0972107894 paperback |
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