Ear Candy
February, 2003
In suburban neighborhoods where white kids blast Xzibit or DMX and sport Sean John gear, ghetto life has been deemed fabulous. In Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking From Black Culture (Broadway), Greg Tate and others tackle America's complex racial questions. Tate says, "'They've' always tried to erase the black presence from whatever black thing they took a shine to." While a few of the 18 essays are stodgy, most are wake-up calls.
