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Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America

Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America

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  • Author：Michael Eric Dyson
  • ISBN：1250135974
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Reviews

Kenneth Perkins Jr ，

I love hearing Michael Eric Dyson speak， I've watched his many on-air & online discussions， interviews， debates， etc。 This book came off to me as if I'd been given the chance to sit down with him， 1 on 1 with a whiskey and good cigar， and given the opportunity to ask him any question I want when it comes to entertainment and the Black Race。 I would listen to him explain why Queen Bey （Beyonce） is the greatest entertainer of all time， even over MJ！ I would hang on to every word as he went into a I love hearing Michael Eric Dyson speak， I've watched his many on-air & online discussions， interviews， debates， etc。 This book came off to me as if I'd been given the chance to sit down with him， 1 on 1 with a whiskey and good cigar， and given the opportunity to ask him any question I want when it comes to entertainment and the Black Race。 I would listen to him explain why Queen Bey （Beyonce） is the greatest entertainer of all time， even over MJ！ I would hang on to every word as he went into a deep analysis of NAS's one love and one mic， two of my favorite tracks of all time， and how Allen Iverson changed the face of the NBA。He goes into religion， film， theatre， politics， all while painting a picture of how it all helped paint the picture of America we know today， and how it continues to do so currently。 This was a fun， great read， and I would recommend it easily to friends and family。 Appreciation and love to Black Men Read Now and St。 Martins Press for the Advance readers edition。 。。。more

Debby ，

This collection of speeches and essays fell far short of my expectations based on the publisher’s description and in relation to other books of similar topic。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #StMartinsPress This collection of speeches and essays fell far short of my expectations based on the publisher’s description and in relation to other books of similar topic。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #StMartinsPress 。。。more

Lisa ，

I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I must admit， I was intimidated when I saw the size of this book。 I didn't think I would ever be able to read the whole thing。 But I found， as I read， I was spending more and more time with this book， looking forward to each chapter。I am a white middle-class woman from a small New England town。 In this environment， I am not ever going to experience racism。 Usually， the only way I even can observe it is through what I see on the news。 So I realize the I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I must admit， I was intimidated when I saw the size of this book。 I didn't think I would ever be able to read the whole thing。 But I found， as I read， I was spending more and more time with this book， looking forward to each chapter。I am a white middle-class woman from a small New England town。 In this environment， I am not ever going to experience racism。 Usually， the only way I even can observe it is through what I see on the news。 So I realize the only way to begin to understand it， is to read about it from the point of view of those who have experienced it。 I recently finished reading Caste by Isabel Wilkerson （I thoroughly enjoyed that book） and quickly followed up with this one。What I quickly realized is this is a collection of essays written by Dr。 Dyson throughout his career。 So， it's very easy to read these out of order and still gain a full appreciation of his work。 My favorites are Hard Out Here for a P。I。M。P。 and Critical Race Theory in Action。 I think these two essays bring home how brilliance and talent can be dimmed and obscured by racism。 That the way to combat race discrimination is to first combat the belief in white supremacy。 What makes a white person superior to a black， latino， asian or indigenous person？ Absolutely nothing。 No one is superior to anyone else。 We need to accept that， we， as a country， have made mistakes in the past。 We need to learn from those mistakes and make an effort to become a better nation now and in the future。 。。。more

Stuart Jennings ，

This is a very well done read。。。And Michael Eric Dyson is an excellent writer。。。He covers numerous topics very well in thissuperb book。。。Highly Recommended！

Kat ，

"。。。a teacher who preaches， a preacher who teaches and an activist who cannot rest until all are set free。"―Senator Raphael WarnockIt is impossible to read this book and not hear Dyson speaking in your ear。 This book is a collection of essays and letters， or perhaps a better description would be sermons。 They are powerful， moving， and thought-provoking。 Dyson doing what he does best。。。 preaching， teaching， and putting the reader firmly on the path of activism， because you cannot read and not be "。。。a teacher who preaches， a preacher who teaches and an activist who cannot rest until all are set free。"―Senator Raphael WarnockIt is impossible to read this book and not hear Dyson speaking in your ear。 This book is a collection of essays and letters， or perhaps a better description would be sermons。 They are powerful， moving， and thought-provoking。 Dyson doing what he does best。。。 preaching， teaching， and putting the reader firmly on the path of activism， because you cannot read and not be motivated to do something。 I simply loved the essays on Rev Al Sharpton and Dr Kendi。。。 they filled me with such joy and my love for these two amazing gentlemen grew significantly。 Dyson also introduced me to some voices that were lesser known to me - a white woman who is a bit clueless - to the phenomena that is Beyoncé。If you desire to challenge yourself to view the world from a different perspective， this is an excellent starting point。 If you feel like you have a broader perspective。。。 this book will widen that perspective in a profound way。 I highly recommend Entertaining Race。 I would like to thank Netgalley and St。 Martin's Press for this ARC。 。。。more