{"product_id":"9781456758059","title":"One Drop Too White","description":"\u003cp\u003eBearing aversion \u0026amp; dubiety for society, Mike Mose braved the culture of\u003cbr\u003eDetroit, Michigan in the 1990s. Even though the city became ravaged with poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; violence, the calamity taking place within his home created his ultimate austerity.\u003cbr\u003eWith a womanizing father who was imprisoned due to illicit business dealings, his\u003cbr\u003emother was forced to raise f ive boys alone. She overcame extreme f inancial hardships\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; was able to move her family to the suburbs of Southfield, Michigan. The move\u003cbr\u003eguaranteed her children an opportunity to attain the spectrum of grandeur that she\u003cbr\u003edesired for them.\u003cbr\u003eIn Mike Mose’s new environment, he was introduced to a class of African\u003cbr\u003eAmericans he’d never encountered before. While in the suburbs, he realized that he\u003cbr\u003edidn’t quite agree with the belief systems that the kids there had developed about\u003cbr\u003erace \u0026amp; lower class blacks. Thus, he became entangled in an identity crisis; one where\u003cbr\u003ehe struggled with his city roots and his new middle class beginning.\u003cbr\u003eMike’s closest friends in Detroit were involved in underworld criminal activity,\u003cbr\u003erunning with gangs such as CS8 \u0026amp; the Motown Legends. However, he strived to fit\u003cbr\u003ein with a new crew in Southfield called PBC. PBC was a selective group of young\u003cbr\u003eblack men in the area, who wanted Mike to forget about his friends in Detroit.\u003cbr\u003eAs a young, light skinned African-American man, Mike was a constant victim\u003cbr\u003eof intra-racism, victimized by dark skinned blacks. He also witnessed dark skinned\u003cbr\u003eblacks fall victim to intra-racism as well. The intra-racism that he encountered was\u003cbr\u003ecompelling, and brings to light this ugly secret that has been hidden in the African-\u003cbr\u003eAmerican community.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, Mike Mose remains stuck in the middle of two worlds,\u003cbr\u003erepresenting the unique position that many African-Americans, who move to the\u003cbr\u003esuburbs from inner cities, are placed in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128924979440,"sku":"9781456758059","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456758059_p0.jpg?v=1763863137","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456758059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}