Summary of Gabrielle Union's We're Going to Need More Wine

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#1 I was constantly on the lookout for the Black Pitfalls. What would make me appear blacker. I only ate chicken with a knife and fork, and never in front of white people. I didn’t want to be seen as a potential threat.

#2 I had to excel just to be seen as existing, and this was a lesson passed down from generation to generation. I was always chasing, always worrying about being exposed as the dumb black kid.

#3 I was the only person to get in trouble for this conversation, and it came from Tarsha. I was not mad at her, but I was aware that I had done the wrong thing. I was afraid to take the risk of being black by standing next to her.

#4 I was also very popular, and I used my popularity to get other people to do things for me. I would read the Tri-Valley Herald and the Valley Times, and I would read the Oakland Tribune in first period.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822519510

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was constantly on the lookout for the Black Pitfalls. What would make me appear blacker. I only ate chicken with a knife and fork, and never in front of white people. I didn’t want to be seen as a potential threat.

#2

I had to excel just to be seen as existing, and this was a lesson passed down from generation to generation. I was always chasing, always worrying about being exposed as the dumb black kid.

#3

I was the only person to get in trouble for this conversation, and it came from Tarsha. I was not mad at her, but I was aware that I had done the wrong thing. I was afraid to take the risk of being black by standing next to her.

#4

I was also very popular, and I used my popularity to get other people to do things for me. I would read the Tri-Valley Herald and the Valley Times, and I would read the Oakland Tribune in first period.

#5

I was always drinking with my friends, and never with my family. I was always under the radar, and I didn’t care. I only cared about my friends.

#6

When