Book Review Alert
You Can't Touch My Hair: and Other Things I Still Have To Explain by Phoebe Robinson is the book your book group really needs to read next. It is appropriate for every genre and all interests. People of all ages (maybe not the under 10s) will find much to learn from, to laugh at and to be utterly disgusted by because racism and privilege are monstrous and pervasive and holy cow. The book is a collection of essays that cover a range of horrors available to a young African-American woman living in the world today. Ms. Robinson's writing is crisp, funny and filled with references to enough pop culture that even the most easily offended nit-picker may (probably not) get through with their (his) sense of humor in tact. Also she loves Magic Mike XXL and for that reason alone is worth listening to. Because every women who loves Magic Mike and his adventures has something worthy to say. Except that she's also observant, hard-working and busy living this current iteration of her best life so had the right to even more of our attention. (Also, really, white ladies - what the hell? Why are we ever touching people's hair? Why? Stop it.)
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