For Pittsburgh native Damon Young, cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com and one of the most respected writers on race and culture at work today, existing while black is an extreme sport, where snowboarding and spelunking are replaced with economic anxiety and a ceaseless state of angst where questions such as “How should I react here, as a professional black person?” and “Will this white person’s potato salad kill me?”
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir In Essays chronicles Young’s efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him. It is both a celebration of the idiosyncrasies and distinctions of blackness and a critique of white supremacy and how we define masculinity in America. With his hilarious and distinctive voice, Damon Young grapples with some of the most complex issues of race and identity, from a deeply personal and unflinchingly honest place.
Price: $10
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone, or at the door from 6:00 p.m. on the day of the event.
Phone: 412.622.8866
Email: info@pittsburghlectures.org
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03
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A book signing will follow the event. Copies of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blackerwill be available for sale from Classic Lines.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Pay Parking
Parking for the Carnegie Music Hall and the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall is available at the Carnegie Museums in Oakland.
The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small vans. The entrance is located at the intersection of S. Craig Street and Forbes Avenue.
Parking for most events is $6 for the whole evening. Pay stations that take credit cards are located at the exit gates, in the Carnegie Museum of Art (near the Carnegie Cafe’s first floor restrooms), and in the Portal Entry.
For Ten Evenings the parking is cash-only, pay upon entry, to ease the traffic flow when leaving the lecture.
Free Parking
There is free street parking in the City of Pittsburgh after 6 p.m. Please note that this does not apply to private lots, such as the ones owned by CMU.
You can check the on-street parking meters to confirm that you are in a location where parking is free after 6 p.m.
To ensure we can accommodate your request, please identify any accessibility needs via phone or email prior to the lecture.