About the Author
Donda West previously served as the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University.Karen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a celebrated radio talk-show host, and co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Confessions of a Video Vixen, On the Down Low, and Wendy's Got the Heat. She is also an assistant professor in the FilmandMedia Department at Hunter College
Table of Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE...Back to the Future
CHAPTER TWO...Ray West
CHAPTER THREE...And Baby Makes...
CHAPTER FOUR...Love Don't Come Easy
CHAPTER FIVE..."Hey Mama!"
CHAPTER SIX...I'll Fly Away: From Chi-town to Shanghai
CHAPTER SEVEN...L No!
CHAPTER EIGHT...College Dropout
CHAPTER NINE...Rap or Bust!
CHAPTER TEN...Through the Wire:The Accident
CHAPTER ELEVEN...Jesus Walks
CHAPTER TWELVE...The Roses
CHAPTER THIRTEEN...Arrogance or Confidence?
CHAPTER FOURTEEN...Pink Polos and Backpacks
CHAPTER FIFTEEN...Gay Bashing: "Yo, Stop It!"
CHAPTER SIXTEEN...Nigga vs. Nigger
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN...Heard 'Em Say: "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People"
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN...Touch the Sky
CHAPTER NINETEEN...Giving Back:Loop Dreams
Epilogue