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Wednesday email notification. Shout out to Doubleday books and Edelweiss for gifting this ebook!! It sounds like a winner. Will jump into this weekend. Of course Colson has been on a serious role of late so I’m eagerly anticipating this story. Let’s go! From the Publisher: "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked . . ." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace, Ray doesn't ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweler downtown who doesn't ask questions, either. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he begins to see who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. But mostly, it's a joy to read, another dazzling novel from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Colson Whitehead. #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #doubledaybooks #harlemshuffle #readmorebooks #bibliophile #ownvoicesreviews #goodblackreads #colsonwhitehead #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstagrammer #readingislife (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNaSxYarQCV/?igshid=18kbj3iuc8lj1

I don’t know what I’m more excited about. Reading the book or seeing the movie @blackkklansman @officialspikelee #goodreads #goodblackreads #tobeblack #tobeblacklibrary #blacklivesmatter #blackculture #ronstallworth (at Chicago, Illinois)

This is definitely going to be one of my favorite graphic novels this year. Wash Day Diaries by Jamil Rowser and Robyn Smith #washday #washdayroutine #washdaydiaries #blackcomicbooks #blackcomicartists #blackgirlskillingit #naturalhairdaily #naturalhaircommunity #naturalhairchronicles #goodblackreads #kickstartercampaign #indiecomics #naturalhairsistas #loveyournaturalhair #girlsincomics #blerdgirl #blacknerdgirls #graphicnovel #graphicnovelbookclub #naturalhairart #blackgirlbookclub #blackgirlreads #blackbookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CZF1J3COqwu/?utm_medium=tumblr

It is this neurosis that informs this book of memoir through essays. His voice is valuable and valorous, for Living While Black can indeed be a battle as Damon declares with examples galore from his own life. The one thing that rankled me, is the use and vigorous defense of the N word. I’ve heard all the excuses, explanations, etc. for the continued use of it and I’m not buying any of it. However, that’s my personal issue and doesn’t keep me from recommending this book. Read, laugh, learn and reflect.