[Publib] I have stumped myself

[Meghan Miller Brawley]

"A Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World" by
Lawrence Otis Graham.
He wrote about the CT incident in New York magazine. Here's the LJ review
(from Amazon):
The 12 essays by this writer, professor, and attorney provide a window into
the life of a black professional whose parents were also professionals. They
clearly demonstrate why the black middle class is angry and
disappointed?Graham has gone to an Ivy League school, made good grades,
gotten a good position, and dresses well, yet, still, he is treated poorly
by others solely because of his race. In an essay that attracted attention
when first published in New York magazine, Graham writes about posing as a
less educated, less wealthy man in Harlem, revealing the trap a black male
can fall into when he lives in the poorer parts of the city. If he dresses
for success and job opportunities, he is victimized by others in his
neighborhood; yet if he tries to fit into the black world, he will never be
able to get a meaningful job and improve himself. Another provocative New
York essay describes Graham's experiences as a black busboy at a white
country club. All these essays are well written and offer food for thought.
Recommended.
*-?Anita L. Cole, Miami-Dade P.L. System, Fla.*
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. *--This text refers to an out
of print or unavailable edition of this title.*

HTH!
-Meghan Brawley


On 3/2/07, Anne Killheffer <anne at stratford.lib.ct.us> wrote:
>
>  I never thought I would be one of those patrons who can't remember the
> title of a book, but here I am. I
> have tried OCLC, Google, Amazon.com, the Infotrac magazine index and the
> index of the New York Times without finding what I am looking for. It
> doesn't help that my memory is a bit foggy.
>
> Does anyone remember....  about five to seven years ago, I believe, a book
> was published by an African-American professional man (possibly a lawyer or
> stockbroker), who temporarily "went undercover" in a series of
> service jobs and wrote about his experiences of the unpleasant way that
> many people treat Black people in "menial" jobs. One incident I remember in
> particular was that he was a waiter in a restaurant or country club in
> Greenwich, CT, where the customers made crude racial insults to his face.
>
> It might have just been a long article in the New York Times Sunday
> Magazine, but I believe it was an entire book. The man was based in the New
> York/ tristate region.
>
> Help, anyone?
>
> I have stumped myself.
>
>
>
>
>

Meghan Miller Brawley
Graduate Student
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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