Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
by Charlamagne Tha God
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Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML:An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pissing People Off," cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, and "the most important voice in hip-hop"—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest show more path to success. This journey to truth begins in the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and leads to New York and headline-grabbing interviews and insights from celebrities like Kanye West, Kevin Hart, Malcolm Gladwell, Lena Dunham, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton.
Black Privilege lays out all the great wisdom Charlamagne's been given from many mentors, and tells the uncensored story of how he turned around his troubled early life by owning his (many) mistakes and refusing to give up on his dreams, even after his controversial opinions got him fired from several on-air jobs. These life-learned principles include:
-There are no losses in life, only lessons
-Give people the credit they deserve for being stupid—starting with yourself
-It's not the size of the pond but the hustle in the fish
-When you live your truth, no one can use it against you
-We all have privilege, we just need to access it
By combining his own story with bold advice and his signature commitment to honesty no matter the cost, Charlamagne hopes Black Privilege will empower you to live your own truth. show less
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Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
I Picked Up This Book Because: It was a gift
Charlamagne is a radio personality I know of but I wouldn’t say I’m a fan. I’ve listened to many donkey of the day clips and a few other interviews with the Breakfast Club but morning radio isn’t really my thing. I spend much more time listening to audiobooks which is how I read this.
Charlamagne gives tons of great advice in this book. He also backs it up with examples from his own life. I found chapters 6 and 10 to be particularly inspiring.
The Random Thoughts:
4 Stars
I Picked Up This Book Because: It was a gift
Charlamagne is a radio personality I know of but I wouldn’t say I’m a fan. I’ve listened to many donkey of the day clips and a few other interviews with the Breakfast Club but morning radio isn’t really my thing. I spend much more time listening to audiobooks which is how I read this.
Charlamagne gives tons of great advice in this book. He also backs it up with examples from his own life. I found chapters 6 and 10 to be particularly inspiring.
The Random Thoughts:
4 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook version of this book. I paused at many occasions to take notes and save ideas. The message of believing that we are all unique and control our own destiny is amazing. Additionally, speaking the truth that we need to open ourselves up to those opportunities as they come is incredibly important. At a couple of points, Charlamagne talks about speaking things into existing, and I truly believe that bringing it to our attention that we do not take the opportunities that we need to take in order to create our futures is the most important truth in the book.
*****HIGHLY RECOMMEND*****
I recommend this to upper-high school students/dropouts, college (college-aged) students...basically anyone over the age of 17. Charlamagne his the nail on the head with his 8 steps to reaching your dreams, and I loved every second of this book! I listened to the audiobook in less than 24 hours!! I laughed, I nodded my head in agreement, and just all around FELT this book!
I loved how he went about giving advice, telling his story, and just being REAL!
I wish I could house this book in my high school library, but because it's VERY adult...I am positive someone would challenge it; however, that doesn't mean I won't recommend it! ;)
#overdrive #audiobook #punkrocklibrarian
I recommend this to upper-high school students/dropouts, college (college-aged) students...basically anyone over the age of 17. Charlamagne his the nail on the head with his 8 steps to reaching your dreams, and I loved every second of this book! I listened to the audiobook in less than 24 hours!! I laughed, I nodded my head in agreement, and just all around FELT this book!
I loved how he went about giving advice, telling his story, and just being REAL!
I wish I could house this book in my high school library, but because it's VERY adult...I am positive someone would challenge it; however, that doesn't mean I won't recommend it! ;)
#overdrive #audiobook #punkrocklibrarian
This book is not only an inspiration for young black men, but to everyone who takes the time to read his powerful message.
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Charlamagne Tha God was born (1980) and raised in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He is a Television personality, radio personality, and social media personality. His career includes co-host of Power 105.1 FM's The Breakfast Club, appears on MTV2's Uncommon Sense and Guy Code, co-hosts the Best of iTunes podcast Brilliant Ideas. He is the author of show more Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It, and Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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