"A collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and black as cool ... In this debut collection of essays, ... Rae covers everything from cybersexing in the early days of the Internet to deflecting unsolicited comments on weight gain, from navigating the perils of eating out alone and public displays of affection to learning to accept yourself-natural hair and all"--Amazon.com.

Title proper from title frame.

A/S/L -- FAT -- ABG guide: public grazing -- Leading lady -- ABG guide: connecting with other blacks -- When you can't dance -- Hair hierarchy -- ABG guide: the hair advantage -- Public displays of affection -- African dad -- Dating lessons & summer lust -- ABG guide: black women & Asian men -- Musical ambitions & failures -- The struggle --Halfrican -- Fashion deficient -- New York, NY -- ABG guide: when co-workers attack.