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A funny book about racism — get the audio if you can!

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

October 25, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

A good time, despite the subject matter. Amber and Lacey make hearing stories about racism simultaneously entertaining and infuriating. Laughing while angry! The best example of what this book does is probably the story that they open it with, for good reason. It involves Lacey being at a store and paying with a check (back when people did that). The cashier was a white teenager. Lacey had checks with famous and historically notable Black people on them. When she pulled out her checkbook the check […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Amber Ruffin, Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar, comedy, crazy stories about racism, Lacey Lamar, narfna, narrated by author, non fiction, Racism

narfna's CBR13 Review No:144 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Amber Ruffin, Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar, comedy, crazy stories about racism, Lacey Lamar, narfna, narrated by author, non fiction, Racism ·
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