How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People

D. L. Hughley · Doug Moe

Jun 2018 · HarperCollins

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST

"Hilarious yet soul-shaking." —Black Enterprise

The fearless comedy legend—one of the “Original Kings of Comedy”—hilariously breaks down the wisdom of white people, advice that has been killing black folks in America for four hundred years and counting.

200 years ago, white people told black folks, “‘I suggest you pick the cotton if you don’t like getting whipped.” Today, it’s “comply with police orders if you don’t want to get shot.” Now comedian/activist D. L. Hughley–one the Original Kings of Comedy–confronts and remixes white people’s “advice” in this “hilarious examination of the current state of race relations in the United States” (Publishers Weekly).

In America, a black man is three times more likely to be killed in encounters with police than a white guy. If only he hadcomplied with the cop, he might be alive today, pundits say in the aftermath of the latest shooting of an unarmed black man. Or, Maybe he shouldn’t have worn that hoodie … or, moved moreslowly … not been out so late … Wait, why are black peopleallowed to drive, anyway?

This isn’t a new phenomenon. White people have been giving “advice” to black folks for as long as anyone can remember, telling them how to pick cotton, where to sit on a bus, what neighborhood to live in, when they can vote, and how to wear our pants. Despite centuries of whites’ advice, it seems black people still aren’t listening, and the results are tragic.

Now, at last, activist, comedian, and New York Times bestselling author D. L. Hughley offers How Notto Get Shot, an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, translated by one of the funniest black dudes on the planet. In these pages you will learn how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible. You also will finally understand the white mind. It is a book that can save lives. Or at least laugh through the pain.

Black people: Are you ready to not get shot! White people: Do you want to learn how to help the cause? Let’s go!

Ratings and reviews

Hilarious and depressing at the same time. D.L.Hughley does a great job of pointing out the hypocrisy in the United States, as well as the blatant problems with allowing white supremacists to run our country. We need social justice now. The best way to get it is if we all speak out and get politically active which includes supporting people of color who run for office, locally and nationally. Let's do this! #resist #dumptrump

How to not get shot: take off all your clothes and lie butt naked on the ground so tasering becomes the only option, but you technically still get shot by the taser gun hahahaha

DL is now enshrined in the political comedy H.O.F. with the greats like Dick Gregory, Paul Moony, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, and many others that wasn't afraid to speak truth to power!!!!

About the author

D. L. Hughley is an African American comedian, actor, activist, political commentator, and writer, born in 1963. He is one of The Original Kings of Comedy. He created and starred in the ABC sitcom The Hughleys. His comedy specials have appeared on HBO and Showtime and he has hosted shows on BET, Comedy Central, TBS, and CNN. Since 2013, he has been the host of syndicated radio program The D.L. Hughley Show. His awards include the 2012 George Foster Peabody Award for his satirical documentary special, DL Hughley: The Endangered List. His first book is entitled I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes is Ruining America Black Man (2013). His other books include White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years (2016), and How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice from White People (2018). Doug Moe is the co-author of two books for D.L. Hughley: “Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace” and the New York Times Bestseller “How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People” (“A satirical but apt addition to the culture’s fraught conversation about race.” - New York Times Book Review). His book “Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting” was named one of Amazon’s Best Humor Books of 2017. He’s a longtime performer and instructor at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. On TV, you've maybe seen me in "Inside Amy Schumer," "30 Rock" or "Difficult People," among other places.