How not to get shot
Subtitle: and other advice from white people
By: D. L. Hughley and Doug Moe
Contributors: Moe, Doug (Comedian), author
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780062698544
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Politics and government; Race relations; Humor; Police shootings; American essays; Social justice; American wit and humor
Description: Legendary African American activist-comedian D. L. Hughley uses satire to draw attention to white privilege and racial injustice, sardonically offering an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, about how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible.
Table of contents: title: Part I: How not to get shot by the police. Comply with police orders ; Don't talk back ; Don't break the law! ; You have to understand : cops are scared ; Do be an angel ; Don't drive like a suspect ; If you do get shot, don't rush to judgment ; The real way to not get shot by police; title: Part II: How to look. Don't match the description ; How to dress less threatening ; Don't have gang tattoos ; How to do your hair; title: Part III: How to act. How to be nice and quiet ; What kind of music should you listen to? ; Stop making white people say the n-word ; How to not come from a single-parent household ; What to name your kids ; How to get a job ; Stop taking handouts ; How to move into a white neighborhood; title: Part IV: Understanding white people. What kind of black people do white people like? ; Your bill of rights ; "I'm not racist, I have black friends" ; How not to be a reverse racist ; How not to play the race card ; End white-on-white crime! ; How to make white food; title: Part V: Tidbits of advice for white people from black people. It's hard being white, but try to make do ; Pay attention to signs.