{"product_id":"not-a-genuine-black-man-isbn-9781401302337","title":"Not a Genuine Black Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the longest-running one-man show in San Francisco history -- now coming to Off-Broadway -- a hilarious, poignant, and disarming memoir of growing up black in an all-white suburb\u003c\/b\u003e In 1972, when Brian Copeland was eight, his family moved from Oakland to San Leandro, California, hoping for a better life. At the time, San Leandro was 99.4 percent white, known nationwide as a racist enclave. This reputation was confirmed almost immediately: Brian got his first look at the inside of a cop car, for being a black kid walking to the park with a baseball bat. Brian grew up to be a successful comedian and radio talk show host, but racism reemerged as an issue -- only in reverse -- when he received an anonymous letter: \"As an African American, I am disgusted every time I hear your voice because YOU are not a genuine Black man!\" That letter inspired Copeland to revisit his difficult childhood, resulting in a hit one-man show that has been running for nearly two years -- which has now inspired a book. In this funny, surprising, and ultimately moving memoir, Copeland shows exactly how our surroundings make us who we are.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893657301221,"sku":"NP9781401302337","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/not-a-genuine-black-man-isbn-9781401302337","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}