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You can't touch my hair and other things I still have to explain / Phoebe Robinson.
A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson.
Being a Black woman in American means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities. Robinson uses her trademark wit to explore examine our cultural climate and skewer our biases with humor and heart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143129202
- ISBN: 0143129201
- Physical Description: xxxii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Plume, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- From Little Rock Nine to nappy hair, don't care in eighteen & half-ish years -- A brief history of black hair in film, TV, music, & media -- My nine favorite not-so-guilty pleasures -- Welcome to being black -- Dear future female president: my list of demands -- How to avoid being the black friend -- Uppity -- Casting calls for people of color that were not written by people of color -- The angry black woman myth -- People, places, & things that need to do better -- Letters to Olivia. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Robinson, Phoebe. Robinson, Phoebe > Humor. African American women comedians > Biography. Television comedy writers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Humor. Essays. |
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmick Main Library | B ROBINSON (Text) | 30444100267461 | Balcony | Available | - |
| Hughes Library | 792.76 ROB (Text) | 32378004650315 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pocono Mountain Public Library | 792.76 Rob (Text) | 35540000057855 | PMPL 2nd Floor Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Smithfield Branch | B Robinson (Text) | 32378004952968 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
