What is the author's perspective in the memoir, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker?

The book’s central narrative, thematic, and stylistic perspectives are all defined by the author’s experiences of being a relatively young black man in early 21st Century America. They are also defined by his experiences growing up within a culture that for both black men and white men, has particular perspectives on masculinity, sexuality, and male-female relationships. Chapter by chapter and essay by essay, the author considers his life and the lives of American black people as a community within these two contexts, considering points of intersection, overlapping, and tension.