Sure, I'll be your Black friend : notes from the other side of the fist bump

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend. In this memoir-in-essays, the author chronicles a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces.

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Philippe, Ben > Humor.
English essays > 20th century.
Authors, French-Canadian > 20th century > Biography.
Screenwriters > Biography.
Black people > Race identity.
African Americans > Race identity.

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Humor.
Biographies.

ISBN: 9780063065062
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xvi, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Edition First edition.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.

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Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend : Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

by Philippe, Ben

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Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend : Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. ix
1	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Tell-All Writer	p. 1
2	Ten Things to Know Before Befriending Me, or "Which Black Guy Are You Getting?"	p. 20
3	The First Gift	p. 34
4	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Canadian	p. 37
5	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Foreign Kid	p. 46
6	Sure, I'll Be Your Anchor Baby	p. 53
7	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Son	p. 60
8	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Boyfriend	p. 66
9	How to Go through Life without Drowning, Part I	p. 76
10	Sure, I Guess I'll Be Your Classic Name-Brand Cookie	p. 81
11	How to Go through Life without Drowning, Part II	p. 86
12	Boomerangs Come Back	p. 89
13	From Another Mother	p. 98
14	I Was Promised Ballplayers and Rap Stars, Addicted to the Limelight	p. 104
15	Sure, I'll Be Your Woke Black Friend	p. 112
16	Sherman Klump v. Buddy Love	p. 118
17	Ivory Skin, Eyes of Something Green	p. 126
18	Sister, Sister	p. 139
19	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Guy-Emphasis on Guy	p. 151
20	How to Go through Life without Drowning, Part III	p. 158
21	Song of the South	p. 169
22	Sure, I'll Be Your Accessory to Larceny	p. 181
23	Sure, I'll Be Your One That Got Away	p. 186
24	Black Ghost Goes, "Boo!"	p. 201
25	Sure, I'll Be Your Black Sidekick	p. 210
26	Sure, I'll Be Your 2016 Shithole Rescapee	p. 222
27	Smile Through It	p. 231
28	How to Live Strictly on Common Grounds	p. 236
29	Sure, I'll Be Your Bl- RACE WARS!!!	p. 241
30	One of the Good Ones	p. 256
31	Conclusion: How to Thrive in a Black Body at Any Age	p. 262
	Lexicon to a Black Experience Narrative	p. 281
	Acknowledgments	p. 298
	Notes	p. 299

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