Event Title
Phoebe Robinson: You Can't Touch My Hair
Location
Loganberry Books
Event Website
http://www.loganberrybooks.com/events/
Start Date
10-17-2016 7:00 PM
End Date
10-17-2016 8:30 PM
Cost to Attend
Free
Pre-registration required?
No
Event Type
Lecture, Other
Description
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you definitely won’t touch her hair. Stand-up comedian, podcaster, and Cleveland native Phoebe Robinson debuts her hilarious and moving essay collection You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain, a witty look at race, gender, and pop culture. As a black woman in America, Phoebe maintains, you need a sense of humor to deal with the absurdity. Relegated to the role of “the black friend,” questioned for liking “white people music,” and followed around stores by security guards, Robinson takes on these topics with humor and heart. Called “a must-read” by Ilana Glazer of Broad City, and featuring a foreword by The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams, You Can’t Touch My Hair announces Robinson as a writer on the rise.
Event Location
Phoebe Robinson: You Can't Touch My Hair
Loganberry Books
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you definitely won’t touch her hair. Stand-up comedian, podcaster, and Cleveland native Phoebe Robinson debuts her hilarious and moving essay collection You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain, a witty look at race, gender, and pop culture. As a black woman in America, Phoebe maintains, you need a sense of humor to deal with the absurdity. Relegated to the role of “the black friend,” questioned for liking “white people music,” and followed around stores by security guards, Robinson takes on these topics with humor and heart. Called “a must-read” by Ilana Glazer of Broad City, and featuring a foreword by The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams, You Can’t Touch My Hair announces Robinson as a writer on the rise.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/octavofest/2016/all/30