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Black Card : A Novel by Chris L. Terry is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this NPR Best Book of the Year, a mixed–race punk rock musician must face the real dangers of being Black in America in this “wise meditation on race, authenticity, and belonging” (Nylon).Chris L. Terry's Black Card is an uncompromising examination of American identity. In an effort to be “Black enough,” a mixed–race punk rock musician indulges his own stereotypical views of African American life by doing what his white bandmates call “Black stuff.” After remaining silent during a racist incident, the unnamed narrator has his Black Card revoked by Lucius, his guide through Richmond, Virginia, where Confederate flags and memorials are a part of everyday life.Determined to win back his Black Card, the narrator sings rap songs at an all–white country music karaoke night, absorbs black pop culture, and attempts to date his Black coworker Mona, who is attacked one night. The narrator becomes the prime suspect, earning the attention of John Donahue, a local police officer with a grudge dating back to high school. Forced to face his past, his relationships with his black father and white mother, and the real consequences and dangers of being Black in America, the narrator must choose w

Who reads Black Card : A Novel?

Author

Chris L. Terry

Publisher

Catapult

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781646220199

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (99 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14