{"product_id":"how-not-to-get-shot-and-other-advice-from-white-people","title":"How Not to Get Shot by D.L. Hughley","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHow Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People | D.L. Hughley \u0026amp; Doug Moe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fearless comedy legend—one of the “Original Kings of Comedy”—hilariously breaks down the wisdom of white people, advice that has been killing black folks in America for four hundred years and counting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Hilarious yet soul-shaking.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Black Enterprise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e200 years ago, white people told black folks, “‘I suggest you pick the cotton if you don’t like getting whipped.” Today, it’s “comply with police orders if you don’t want to get shot.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow comedian\/activist \u003cstrong\u003eD.L. Hughley\u003c\/strong\u003e–one the Original Kings of Comedy–confronts and remixes white people’s “advice” in this “hilarious examination of the current state of race relations in the United States” (Publishers Weekly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn America, a black man is three times more likely to be killed in encounters with police than a white guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf only he had complied with the cop, he might be alive today, pundits say in the aftermath of the latest shooting of an unarmed black man. Or, Maybe he shouldn’t have worn that hoodie … or, moved more slowly... not been out so late…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWait, why are black people allowed to drive, anyway?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a new phenomenon. White people have been giving “advice” to black folks for as long as anyone can remember, telling them how to pick cotton, where to sit on a bus, what neighborhood to live in, when they can vote, and how to wear our pants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite centuries of whites’ advice, it seems black people still aren’t listening, and the results are tragic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eNow, at last, activist, comedian, and New York Times bestselling author \u003cstrong\u003eD.L. Hughley\u003c\/strong\u003e offers \u003cem\u003eHow Not to Get Shot\u003c\/em\u003e, an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, translated by one of the funniest black dudes on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these pages you will learn how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible. You also will finally understand the white mind. It is a book that can save lives. Or at least laugh through the pain.\u003cbr\u003eBlack people: Are you ready to not get shot!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite people: Do you want to learn how to help the cause?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet’s go!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50218289725755,"sku":"0062698540","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780062698544.jpg?v=1777126435","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/how-not-to-get-shot-and-other-advice-from-white-people","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}