Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching

A Young Black Man's Education

De: Mychal Denzel Smith

Narrado por: Kevin R. Free

How do you learn to be a Black man in America? For young Black men today, it means coming of age during the presidency of Barack Obama. It means witnessing the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, and too many more. It means celebrating powerful moments of Black self-determination for LeBron James, Dave Chappelle, and Frank Ocean.

In Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, Mychal Denzel Smith chronicles his own personal and political education during these tumultuous years, describing his efforts to come into his own in a world that denies his humanity. Smith unapologetically upends reigning assumptions about Black masculinity, rewriting the script for Black manhood so that depression and anxiety aren't considered taboo, and feminism and LGBTQ rights become part of the fight. The questions Smith asks in this book are urgent - for him, for the martyrs and the tokens, and for the Trayvons who could have been and are still waiting.

©2016 Mychal Denzel Smith (P)2016 Recorded Books

What a great Book!

Everyone thinks they know what a Black man is. Without considering how the world affects his development. A probing look into this topic such insights !! And very readable!

fantastic

amazing perspective on the world. a good read for anyone with a pulse and a brain

taking a deeper looking on to the black community

I really enjoyed this book, it happy me understand the police of the USA a the black community and the idea of change.

Unabashed introspection

I really appreciated how honest Mychal was in this telling of his formative years (up through college). He recognizes his own bigotry and patriarchy and challenges it. All while being unafraid to challenge the statis quo brought by politicians like Obama.

Great Buy!

When I purchased the book I had no idea how deep each chapter would take me as I read! I didn't know who Mychal Denzel Smith was but now I do!

Awesome

This book is mind-blowing, vulnerable and powerful at once. Smith has provided a huge service to people in the US - healing opportunity that will lead you to greater awareness

Great book

This book should be heard and read by every black man and woman and especially white Americans. I’m sad but not angry. I’m hurt but not dead. I’m hungry for something good and as I continue my walk I trust in love.

Outstanding

Within the text Smith unveiled the issues facing black America today from racism, sexism, mental illness, classism, homophobia, transgenders, drugs, survivors guilt, love and more. Bringing attention to more than just the obvious but digging deeper, trying to uncover the roots. It's a great read!!!

What is a black man in American... fully awakened.

Senior high and college shapes author differently. Same for me. Author stand on his father's shoulder. Same for me. Even if I am a chinese in China.

Great Perspective

Great story, great insight and perspective from a young, articulate, evolved black millennial man. I would have liked Mychal to narrate