I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America Jemima Catlin and that openness extends to

and that openness extends to the stories themselves: narratives too urgent and alive for neat plotlines

and gentrification

the book contains powerful introductions from contributing editors who represent the five geographically organized sections

cleansing the world through fire and destruction—and even defeating death itself

and the lies we tell as we try

I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America Jemima Catlin and that openness extends toIn the wake of his deeply powerful viral videos ("Before You Call the Cops" and "Walking While Black"), Tyler Merritt shares his experiences as a black man in America with truth, humor, and poignancy. Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has been profiled in the New York Times. The viral video's main pointthe more you know someone, the more empathy,