★★★★★ | May. 2. 2017
Goodreads Summary
I have to say. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by what Charlamange accomplished with this book. It was funny, insightful, uplifting and sobering all at the same time. The anecdotes coupled with the lessons learned made it easy to forget sometimes that this is a memoir and it felt like just listening to him tell a story. Which I guess in a sense he is. The Charlamange you get on the radio, or in podcasts, on TV shows or in interviews is the same Charlamange you get in Black Privilege. He managed in one book, to uplift the reader to believe that anything is possible if you put in the effort, time and work while at the same time instilling a sense of reality. Yes, opportunity comes to those who create it, but those opportunities have to be realistic and fit YOU. Charlamange was a dumb ass when he was younger. It's a wonder he's even made it to where he's at now because most black men would be in jail for the rest of their lives if they did doing only a quarter of the things Charlamange did. It's a Testament to the glow up because his was definitely REAL. If you're confused about your life and need a bit of inspiration from someone who looks like you, can relate to you and have been through the same struggles as you, then you should definitely check out this book.