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The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Essays Of Writer Damon Young

Writer Damon Young writes about race and culture for the site he co-founded, Very Smart Brothas.com.

His new book “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker” is filled with sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking essays about himself, his family, and what it means to be a Black man in America. 

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