The awkward thoughts of W. Kamau Bell : tales of a 6'4", African-American, heterosexual, cisgender, left-leaning, asthmatic, Black and proud Blerd, mama's boy, dad, and stand-up comedian / W. Kamau Bell.
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TextPublisher: New York, New York : Dutton, [2017]Description: viii, 340 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781101985878
- 792.7/6028092Â BÂ 23
- PN2287.B414Â A3 2017
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Coffeyville Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Coffeyville Public Library | Adult Books | 792.76 BELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38670101473789 |
Bell tackles "a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his upbringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene--or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more"--
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