You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

Crazy Stories about Racism

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar
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Hardback
Not defined - 240pg
12 Jan 2021
International import eta 7-19 days
9781538719367
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Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar with humor and heart to share absurd anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism. Now a writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and host of The Amber Ruffin Show, Amber Ruffin lives in New York, where she is no one' s First Black Friend and everyone is, as she puts it, stark raving normal. But Amber' s sister Lacey? She' s still living in their home state of Nebraska, and trust us, you' ll never believe what happened to Lacey. From racist donut shops to strangers putting their whole hand in her hair, from being mistaken for a prostitute to being mistaken for Harriet Tubman, Lacey is a lightning rod for hilariously ridiculous yet all-too-real anecdotes. She' s the perfect mix of polite, beautiful, petite, and Black that apparently makes people think I can say whatever I want to this woman. And now, Amber and Lacey share these entertainingly horrifying stories through their laugh-out-loud sisterly banter. Painfully relatable or shockingly eye-opening (depending on how often you have personally been followed by security at department stores), this book tackles modern-day racism with the perfect balance of levity and gravity.
"I dare you to read this hilarious and eye-opening book and not become obsessed with Amber Ruffin. "-- "Mindy Kaling, actress and #1 New York Times bestselling author"
Amber Ruffin is a writer and cast member on NBC' s Late Night with Seth Meyers. She also amazingly became the first black woman to write for a late-night talk show in American history when she joined the staff in 2014, and was a writer/sometimes performer on HBO' s Black Lady Sketch Show. She is about to launch her own late night show, The Amber Ruffin Show which will anchor the new NBC streaming service, Peacock. Lacey Lamar is Amber Ruffin' s big sister. She has worked in the healthcare and human service field for more than 25 years,13 of those working with troubled youth in her community. She volunteers her time and resources to black, brown refugee and indigenous fellow humans in any way she can. Lacey lives in Nebraska with her unbelievable amazing daughter Imani and their 130lb Great Dane Izzy.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781538719367
Published: 12 Jan 2021
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Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240

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