Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World

· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Leon Nixon
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An honest and courageous examination of what it means to navigate the in-between Cole has heard it all before-token, bougie, oreo, Blackish-the things we call the kids like him. Black kids who grow up in white spaces, living at an intersection of race and class that many doubt exists. He needed to get far away from the preppy site of his upbringing before he could make sense of it all. Through a series of personal anecdotes and interviews with his peers, Cole transports us to his adolescence and explores what it's like to be young and in search of identity. He digs into the places where, in youth, a greyboy's difference is most acutely felt: parenting, police brutality, Trumpism, depression, and dating, to name a few. Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World asks an important question: What is Blackness? It also provides the answer: Much more than you thought, dammit.

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5.0
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Lindsay Smith
May 3, 2021
opened a reality that as a white Australian I could not otherwise begin to share. I'm not sure if I'd read it on paper that I would have heard the nuances that come with this beautifully read version. Cole opens a world that whilst I don't share it as a lived experience, the feelings ring true to my own life in other ways. Cole has a gift of connection that bridges our differences, connecting the essence of our humanity. highly recommended.
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Cole Brown is a Philly kid; he matured in the city's predominately white private schools and neighborhoods. During his undergraduate years at Georgetown University, Cole began writing his first book, Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World. Today, Cole splits his time between Sydney, Australia, and New York.

Leon Nixon is a professional actor, playwright, and filmmaker. A Los Angeles native, he has performed in short films, web series, and on stage in dramatic and comedic roles.

Elaine Welteroth is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and judge on the new Project Runway. Her debut book, More Than Enough, became an instant bestseller in 2019 and received an NAACP award in 2020.

Michael Eric Dyson is a Georgetown University sociology professor, a New York Times bestselling author and contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of the New Republic and of ESPN's The Undefeated website.

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