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I take my coffee black : reflections on Tupac, musical theater, faith, and being Black in America by Tyler Merritt (Forward by Jimmy Kimmel) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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As a 6'2" dreadlocked black man, Tyler Merritt knows what it feels like to be stereotyped as threatening, which can have dangerous consequences. But he also knows that proximity to people who are different from ourselves can be a cure for racism.  Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has been profiled in the New York Times. The viral video's main point—the more you know someone, the more empathy, understanding, and compassion you have for that person—is the springboard for this book. By sharing his highs and exposing his lows, Tyler welcomes us into his world in order to help bridge the divides that seem to grow wider every day. In I Take My Coffee Black, Tyler tells hilarious stories from his own life as a black man in America. He talks about growing up in a multi-cultural community and realizing that he wasn't always welcome, how he quit sports for musical theater (that's where the girls were) to how Jesus barged in uninvited and changed his life forever (it all started with a Triple F.A.T. Goose jacket) to how he ended up at a small Bible college in Santa Cruz because he thoug

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Author

Tyler Merritt (Forward by Jimmy Kimmel)

Publisher

Worthy Books; FaithWords/Hachette Book Group

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781546001492

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Social Science, Humanities

Rating

4.9 / 5 (1,048 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14