Summary

“Introduction: Thanks for Celebrating Black History Month by Acquiring This Book” explains that How to Be Black will not change your race, but it is about the ideas of blackness and an attempt to relinquish stereotypes that many people believe. Thurston gives ways to celebrate Black History Month such as changing your electronic screen to a slave plantation image to honor the people who made America possible, to take a break from being racist for a month, or research key African-Americans in history. Thurston introduces himself as born in 1977 in Washington D.C. and as a graduate from Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University. He also introduces his black panel who are people he calls upon throughout the book to offer their narratives and advice. Many stories and lessons will be familiar to black readers. For non-black readers, Thurston believes it will help...