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Conversate Is Not a Word: Getting Away from Ghetto

by Jam Donaldson
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Overview

Many black men—from Bill Cosby to Michael Eric Dyson—have spoken out about African American society. But where are the voices of the women, especially the young, funny, witty, sarcastic ones?

            Meet Jam Donaldson, a provocateur of the most entertaining kind. Funny, sad, angry, and refreshingly honest, Conversate Is Not a Word offers food for thought, encouraging people to improve their lives as well as the culture overall. Weaving her own warring viewpoints into the discussion, Donaldson provides not only comic relief but a window into the complex, contradictory perspectives existing within every member of the black community.

Synopsis

Funny, sad, angry, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary explores black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve lives. Many men—from Bill Cosby to Michael Eric Dysen—have spoken out about African American society. But where are the voices of the women, especially the young, funny, witty, sarcastic ones?

Meet Jam Donaldson, a provocateur of the most entertaining kind. Donaldson offers real actions people can take to improve their lives and black society overall, never taking a condescending, holier-than-thou tone. She weaves her own warring viewpoints—the internal struggle between Jam “the Negro” and Jam “the American”—into the discussion of what’s wrong and what needs to be done to fix it. Donaldson provides not only comic relief but a window into the complex, contradictory perspectives that exist within every member of the black community. Conversate Is Not a Word is a call to action and a practical guide for responsible, personal activism.

About the Author, Jam Donaldson

Jam Donaldson is the creator of the highly popular and controversial Web site hotghettomess.com, the award-winning blog conversateisnotaword.com, and the TV show We Got to Do Better. An attorney, she most recently represented low-income residents in civil matters, receiving the Frederick Abramson Award for Public Service. She is the CEO of the popular news Web site www.blackpower.com.

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Book Details

Published
January 1, 2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781556527807

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