How to Be: A Guide to Contemporary Living for African Americans
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Author: Harriette Cole
In How to Be, noted author and editor Harriette Cole treats manners as a resource for the empowerment of the black community. She offers guidance drawn from the tried-and-true experience and wisdom of African American elders, as well as from European mainstream traditions in many areas of life, including:
-Family—immediate, extended, and blended
-New codes of dating, love, and sex
-Entertaining family, friends, and coworkers in both casual and formal settings
-Workplace issues -- from how to resign to what to wear on casual Fridays
-Rites of passage, including weddings and funerals
-Holiday celebrations like Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Juneteenth and much more
Product details
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Fireside ed. edition (February 2, 2000)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 524 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0684863081
- ISBN-13 : 978-0684863085
- Item Weight : 1.21 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.44 inches