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American Mosaic: Multicultural Readings in Context
Wadsworth Publishing
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Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America
Da Capo Press
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The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
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One More River to Cross: Black & Gay in America
by Keith Boykin

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Publisher: Anchor

A critically acclaimed book on the relationship between blacks and gays in America by Keith Boykin, Executive Director of the National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, "One More River to Cross" explores what it means to be both black and gay in America.


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Eye-opening to the world of black and gay black for the Neophite
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
Obviously this was written to the straight crowd to understand the points of view and lives of the Black male and the Gay Black male. Some gay reviewers were upset that they did not learn much, true but it helps put thing in perspective even for you Divas! For the feminist reviewers, well all i can say is no one can ever please a woman, especially the feminist ones. For the rapper: OK, he a clear dumb as* and probably did not have the attention span to get past the first pages, and what a shame! It is great for the white str8 guys and for the newbies at being gay and being black. Its a great review onto other gay books including the mediocre "On the Down-low". So, you will either love it, or hate it. No in betweens here. Buy it of course, and read the entire thing. Form your own opinion. DOnt be cheap and let these reviews make up your mind. i'd love to read what you had to say about it.

I am a rapper
Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 
I am a rapper. I hate this book. It's wack and stupid.

Danm Good
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
This book is a page turner, you feel yourself actually wanting to coniue reading it.

This book states the obvious without adding much.
Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 
Kudos to Boykin for writing the book, but in all honesty, the work seems written for an audience that is either non-black or black but non-gay. For black gays, most of Boykin's observations will seem obvious, and he doesn't offer much new insight.

After a while, books like this grow tiresome and seem almost cynical in their opportunism.

Thought Provoking and Well Written
Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 
Keith Boykin's One More River to Cross offers a wonderful discussion on issues that arise with being African American and gay in today's society. He does a wonderful job of making relevant issues known and connects the African American struggle from Frederic Douglass to Audre Lorde's Zami. Read it, you'll love it.




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