Sure, I'll Be Your Black FriendIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend. In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesnt Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippes candid memoir in essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces. In an era in which I

the group only grew stronger

He starts to think that maybe bows aren’t so dreadful after all—and maybe life is better with a friend by your side

sharp intelligence

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Profiled women and countries:

Rash’s masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting novel that

how we’ve lost it

Murray Dowey was called up from his job as a TTC driver and occasional practice goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs

the Cold War and the fear and isolation that are part of the human condition

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a soft-spoken pediatrician in her mid-thirties

killing four of the five family members