Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

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Overview

In this controversial national bestseller, former NBA star and author of I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It Charles Barkley takes on the major issue of our time. Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man is a series of charged, in-your-face conversations about race with some of America's most prominent figures, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Ice Cube, Marian Wright Edelman, Tiger Woods, Peter Guber, and Robert Johnson.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780593298473
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/26/2021
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Charles Barkley is a studio analyst for TNT's Inside the NBA. Named one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time, he was selected to 11 All-Star teams and won the NBA's MVP in 1993.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Foreword xi

Introduction Michael Wilbon xix

Author's Note xxix

Looking Back at the Balcony Tiger Woods 1

Political Race/s Barack Obama 16

Acting Black Samuel L. Jackson 39

Building a Culture of Dignity President Bill Clinton 64

Color Television George Lopez 78

Go Down, Moses Rabbi Steven Leoer 103

The Next Level Ice Cube 120

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times Marita Golden 140

The Color of Power Peter Guber 152

Carrying it Forward Jesse Jackson 170

Step on that Field Robert Johnson 187

Kicking it Around: A Conversation with Morgan Freeman 200

On Our Watch Marian Wright Edelman 219

Afterword 235

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