Great Read ! Informative and humorous! I got a few laughs even learned a few things ! My people and their humor and intelligence is always top tier to me !

This is an anthology of fiction and essays by a variety of Black writers and comedians. They cover instances in childhood and adulthood where humor helped them through something, or that they can look back on with humor. They cover the complexities of growing up predominately white areas, having difficult parents, being a Black parent, being a Black comedian, having a miscarriage and more. There’s also odes to Black culture, such as Black names and how Black women lift each other up.

Like a lot of anthologies, it was a mixed bag. I was expecting a lot more humor, but it was a lot of deeply emotional insights on trauma. I definitely think this is a book where you could pick it up and sort of snack on the different stories.

Nice selection of essays/stories. Nice variety of subject matter. I had never heard of this author prior, but I will be looking for him again. I found myself getting done what was ahead of me for the day to pick this book back up and continue reading. Some of the stories will resonant with the reader, maybe due to similar situations, which I feel adds something to the essays. Thank you for sharing with us. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book. Receiving the book in this manner, had no bearing on this review.