Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?
What it Means to be Black Now

The book is equals parts social commentary and autobiographical musings from a cadre of Black stars in the sky of American Africana. Post-Blackness as a definable thing is constantly changing and based on a generational set-point—for example, being born in the 80’s, I am not familiar at all with cri......more

Loved it. The pressure is off now. I am a child of the 60s and 70s and there was always this spectre hanging over me to constantly prove my blackness to the world. I have been challenged by children and adults to explain myself for not "talking black" or "acting black" or "not listening to the "corr......more

I was really digging this audiobook at the beginning, particularly chapter 3 which focuses on the impact of Chapelle's Show. As it went on, some bits resonated, others didn't (for me, personally). (My other favorite bit is a great postscript to Chapter 6, exploring the etymology of "M-therf-cker". I......more

Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson Touré is one of my favorite people because you never have to guess who he is, what he’s thinking, or what he is about because he doesn’t hide behind a facade―what you see is what you get. He’s not afraid to say what’s on his mind and you’ll get it without it being sugar......more

Ever since the big burly linebacker screamed at him, "shut up Toure, you ain't black",Toure has been looking to solidify his place in that magical circle of blackness. It's clear that incident scarred him and I'm sure he may have had other similiar verbal fire balls tossed his way. So, he writes a b......more