02890nam 2200601Ia 450 991045628420332120200520144314.01-56976-550-2(CKB)2550000000005370(EBL)473731(OCoLC)592756107(SSID)ssj0000336205(PQKBManifestationID)12114881(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336205(PQKBWorkID)10278173(PQKB)10403953(MiAaPQ)EBC473731(Au-PeEL)EBL473731(CaPaEBR)ebr10360207(CaONFJC)MIL534791(EXLCZ)99255000000000537020091015d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConversate is not a word[electronic resource] getting away from ghetto /Jam DonaldsonChicago, IL Lawrence Hill Booksc20101 online resource (209 p.)Includes index.1-306-03540-6 1-55652-780-2 Cover; Dedication; contents; Prologue; Introduction: I'm No Revolutionary-Ha-ha Damn; 1 Duality: The War Within; 2 C Is for Crap: Standards, Schmandards; 3 They Don't Know Any Better?; 4 Call the Mayor, Then Pick Up the Trash Yourself: Trash as Caste?; 5 If You're Gonna Hang on the Corner All Day, Take a Book (Mitigate Your Damages); 6 It Takes a Village, My Ass; 7 "Ghetto Fabulous" Is an Oxymoron; 8 Growing Pains: Where Are the Leaders?; 9 The Talented Tenth Has Let Us Down; 10 Doing the Best I Can with What I Got; Epilogue; IndexFunny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve lives. The fresh, female voice presents a new perspective?differing from so many other treatises on the subject written primarily by older men?and takes into account hip-hop and the internet without assuming a condescending tone. Continually reviewing the ongoing struggle between her own conflicting identities, she asks such questions as How caAfrican AmericansRace identityAfrican AmericansPsychologyAfrican AmericansSocial life and customsAfrican AmericansSocial conditionsElectronic books.African AmericansRace identity.African AmericansPsychology.African AmericansSocial life and customs.African AmericansSocial conditions.305.896073Donaldson Jam980596MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456284203321Conversate is not a word2237425UNINA