01929cam a2200325 i 4500 1164991178 TxAuBib 20221012120000.0 220818s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022026703 9780063073357 HRD 26.99 0063073358 HRD 26.99 NjBwBT eng NjBwBT rda GCmBT NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Farah, Boyah J., author. America made me a black man : a memoir / Boyah J. Farah. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] 239 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Born in Somalia and raised in a valley among nomads, Boyah Farah grew up with a code of male bravado that helped him survive deprivation, disease, and civil war. Arriving in America, he believed that the code that had saved him would help him succeed in this new country. But instead of safety and freedom, Boyah found systemic racism, police brutality, and intense prejudice in all areas of life, including the workplace. He learned firsthand not only what it meant to be an African in America, but what it means to be African American. The code of masculinity that shaped generations of men in his family could not prepare Farah for the painful realities of life in the United States. Lyrical yet unsparing, America Made Me a Black Man is the first book-length examination of American racism from an African outsider's perspective"-- Provided by publisher. 20221012. Farah, Boyah J. Somalis United States Biography. Racism United States. United States Race relations. Autobiographies. TXKIP