How not to get shot And other advice from white people

D. L. Hughley, 1963-

Book - 2018

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.

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Subjects
Genres
Humor
Essays
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
D. L. Hughley, 1963- (author)
Other Authors
Doug (Comedian) Moe (author)
Physical Description
viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780062698544
  • Introduction
  • Part I. How Not to Get Shot by the Police
  • 1. Comply with Police Orders
  • 2. Don't Talk Back
  • 3. Don't Break the Law!
  • 4. You Have to Understand: Cops Are Scared
  • 5. Do Be an Angel
  • 6. Don't Drive like a Suspect
  • 7. If You Do Get Shot, Don't Rush to Judgment
  • 8. The Real Way to Not Get Shot by the Police
  • Part II. How to Look
  • 9. Don't Match the Description
  • 10. How to Dress Less Threatening
  • 11. Don't Have Gang Tattoos
  • 12. How to Do Your Hair
  • Part III. How to Act
  • 13. How to Be Nice and Quiet
  • 14. What Kind of Music Should You Listen To?
  • 15. Stop Making White People Say the N-Word
  • 16. How to Not Come from a Single-Parent Household
  • 17. What to Name Your Kids
  • 18. How to Get a Job
  • 19. Stop Taking Handouts
  • 20. How to Move into a White Neighborhood
  • Part IV. Understanding White People
  • 21. What Kind of Black People Do White People Like?
  • 22. Your Bill of Rights
  • 23. "I'm Not Racist, I Have Black Friends"
  • 24. How to Not Be a Reverse Racist
  • 25. How to Not Play the Race Card
  • 26. End White-on-White Crime!
  • 27. How to Make White Food
  • Part V. Tidbits of Advice for White People from Black People
  • 28. It's Hard Being White, but Try to Make Do
  • 29. Pay Attention to Signs
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Comedian Hughley (Black Man, White House) pulls no punches in this caustic, maddening, and hilarious examination of the current state of race relations in the United States. Hughley observes how often black people are killed by police in the U.S. and pairs the often sanctimonious advice from clueless white people on ways to avoid such a fate (e.g., don't break the law, don't dress like a thug) with equally ridiculous advice from African-Americans (e.g., always drive with a white male friend, only wear khakis and a polo shirt). It's an effective way to highlight not only police brutality against African-Americans but also the casual racism of those who remain indifferent to or dismissive of the problem. Hughley is frequently funny in these pages, but he's not playing solely for laughs-in addition to lists of "'black names' with white alternatives" (Jada correlates to Kellyanne Conway), he debunks myths and misleading statistics about single-parent households in black communities and the effectiveness of body cameras at reducing police violence. Hughley's well-honed humor is filled with uncomfortable truths. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.