Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man's Escape from the Crowd
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143119621 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Growing up, Thomas Chatterton Williams knew he loved three things in life: his parents, literature, and the intoxicating hip-hop culture that surrounded him. Written with remarkable candor and emotional depth, Losing My Cool portrays the allure and danger of hip-hop culture with the authority of a true fan who's lived through it all, while demonstrating the saving grace of literature and the power of the bond between father and son.. For years, he managed to juggle two disparate lifestyles, "keeping it real" in his friends' eyes and studying f
At least, that is what I sincerely wish for.Q: What do you hope readers will take away from Losing My Cool? I hope that Losing My Cool will provoke readers black, white, old and young to question, critique, and ultimately reject more of the nonsense and conformity that surrounds us all.(Photo of Thomas Chatterton Williams © Luke Abiol). This culture is original, potent and seductive. And also, it’s better to be open and flexible than closed and hard. I think he’s proud that I w
Chad Frisk said Desegregating the Life of the Mind. In this deeply personal and courageous book, Thomas Chatterton Williams seems to me to circle around one question:What is the good life, and how does one live it?Posed like that, however, the question is incomplete. It might be better posed like this:What is the good life (for a black person), and how does one live it?And, importantly, is it different than for people from different racial backgrounds?I don't think Wil. Wake up and Pay attention I can't explain how articulate and expressive this book is. After reading "Great Negros", "Brainwashed', and "High Price: A Neuroscientist Journey", I didn't think I would find anything close. It amazes me the insight and correlating path of choices we face in this society. A definite must read for all but especially for young black men or those raising/teaching young black men. As a teacher, I see those decisions con. Losing My Cool - Gaining My Self Sharon Jones This book is huge, in so many ways. The writing is powerful and intelligent. The content is honest beyond compare. Williams offers insight into the seduction of finding power in the black hip-hop culture, and the difficulty of finding a way out. For educators, sociologists, and any person of compassion, Williams gives life to an extreme dilemma that many black youth experience. And more than that he has analyzed, thro