Product Overview
Some call it polite behavior,or good manners.Others call it proper breeding, but to most AfricanAmericans its simply called home training. Now in Basic Black, authorsKaren Grigsby Bates and Karen E. Hudson offer amodern guide for graciousliving.
Contrary to the more traditional etiquette booksthat most African Americans may find stodgy,off-putting, and culturally alien, BasicBlack is for real people who livereal lives--and addresses many of theissues of a growing black middle class who want tolive riche without seemingnoveau. Straightforward,user-friendly and illustrated with line drawings,Basic Black includes all theinformation any well-mannered person would want to knowabout the social rites of passage (marriage, birth,christening, death), the new corporate workplace(standard work issues and the more delicate issueof race and its impact in an integratedworkplace), various occasions (having guests or being aguest at one's summer home, etc.), and everydayrules and rituals that make living in hectic times alittle easier.
For singles andfamilies alike, Basic Blacktakes the mystery out of conventional etiquette andwill arm the reader with the ability to becomfortable and confident in just about any situation.
