TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
PREFACE
(INTRODUCTION)
PART 1: MONITORING
Poem 1: Alfreda Recalls Marshall Fields, by Tara Betts
(INTRODUCTION)
MISPERCEIVED: “Oh Reverend, I’m So Sorry” (Alton’s story)
MISTRUSTED: “So I’m a Suspect, and It Makes Me Feel Terrible” (Balbira’s story)
MORTIFIED: “My Sense of Gravity Knows Where Your Center of Gravity Is” (Chad’s story)
MANAGED: “Fried Chicken!” (Dana’s story)
MISTOOK: “I Was Hoping to Live Long Enough to See Major Changes on Earth” (Eleanor’s story)
Monitoring: Things that Part 1’s Monitoring Can Teach Consumers and Marketers
Monitoring: Reflection Questions & Related Readings
PART 2: INEQUITIES
Poem 2: Internal Dialogue, by Micah E. Lubensky
Poem 3: “Two Friends”, by Lisa Mallory
(INTRODUCTION)
INDICTED: “It’s Not For Sale” (Graham’s story)
INTIMIDATED: “It’s Really Painful for a Kid” (Janisha’s story)
INSULTED: “Every Kind Of Cracker That Nabisco Makes” (Tamir’s story)
INVALIDATED: “I Am The Minority, The ‘Foreigner’” (Hart’s story)
Inequities: Things that Part 2’s Inequities Can Teach Consumers and Marketers
Inequities: Reflection Questions & Related Readings
PART 3: TRAUMAS
Poem 4: #IfIWasGunnedDown, by Malik S. Champlain
Poem 5: Brown Girl Shopping, byArakcelis Gomez
(INTRODUCTION)
TARGETED: “The Book of Robbers, Scammers, and Fraudulents” (Finley’s story)
TRAUMATIZED: “Wouldn’t You Want to Hear My Story if You’re Ready to Shoot Me?” (Kenrec’s story)
TERRIFIED: “This Is What You Put Me Through as a Mother-- as a Black Mother and Her Son-- in This Community.” (Latasha’s story)
TRIGGERED: “My DNA Remembers, Even if My Conscious Mind Doesn't”, by Michelle R. Dunlap
TORMENTED: “I Lifted My Sweater Just Enough for Them To See I Had Stolen Nothing” (Priscilla’s story)
Trauma: Things that Part 3’s Traumas Can Teach Consumers and Marketers
Traumas: Reflection Questions & Related Readings
PART 4: PHILOSOPHIES
Poem 6: The Invisible Pause, by Denise M. Keyes
Poem 7: Whitney in the Purple Dress, by Michelle Dunlap
(INTRODUCTION)
PLAGUED: “It’s a Wonder Black People Live to Fifty” (Rekia’s story)
PRECONCEIVED: “[I’m] the Bull’s-Eye!” (Stephon’s story)
PRIVILEGED: “Just Because I’m White Doesn’t Mean It Does Not Matter” (Heather’s story)
PERTURBED: “I Am No Fan of Insurance Companies, Pure and Simple” (Vernon’s story)
PROVOKED: “I Try To Go To Stores That Cause The Least Stress” (Yvette’s story)
Philosophies: Things that Part 4’s Philosophies Can Teach Consumers and Marketers
Philosophies: Reflection Questions & Related Readings
CONCLUSION
Poem 8: Shopping While Black, by Frances Shani Parker
Poem 9: In Her Image, by Kenneth E. Watts
NOTES
REFERENCE LIST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR