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Your Black Friend and Other Strangers

by Ben Passmore
Silver Sprocket. Apr. 2018. 112p. ISBN 9781945509209. $20. Rated: Mature. SOCIOLOGY
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It's okay to fail, says Passmore, but "we just have to learn to fail upward." The award-winning titular story lays out hopes, miscommunications, and contradictions common in black-white relationships, not omitting static within black-black conversations. Other targets of this culturally charged satire include white supremacy, activism, Confederate monuments, free speech, pronouns, and punk reparations. Dense, loose-limbed drawings in lush color or black and white.
Reviewed by Staff , Nov 01, 2018
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