MARCH 16 | Frederick Joseph Discusses 'The Black Friend' at MahoganyBooks
Join us as we host New York Times Best Selling author Frederick Joseph and MahoganyBooks Co-owner, Derrick A. Young as they discuss The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person. Grab your copy today!
About Frederick: Frederick is an award-winning marketing professional, activist, philanthropist, and author of the instant bestseller, The Black Friend, with over 10 years of marketing experience, and a Forbes Under 30 list maker for Marketing and Advertising.
The Book: Speaking directly to the reader, The Black Friend calls up race-related anecdotes from the author's past, weaving in his thoughts on why they were hurtful and how he might handle things differently now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, "reverse racism" to white privilege, microaggressions to the tragic results of overt racism, this book serves as conversation starter, tool kit, and invaluable window into the life of a former "token Black kid" who now presents himself as the friend many readers need.
About MahoganyBooks: Derrick A. Young and Ramunda Young are owners/founders of the award-winning, MahoganyBooks in Washington, DC where they focus on books for, by and about people of the African Diaspora. The couple have been featured in Oprah Magazine, TIME Magazine, Essence, The Today Show, Washington Post, Steve Harvey TV, and The Wall Street Journal among others. Learn more at mahoganybooks.com