Research Catalog

Title

Karamo : my story of embracing purpose, healing, and hope / Karamo Brown ; with Jancee Dunn.

Author

Brown, Karamo

Publication

• New York : Gallery Books, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

Dunn, Jancee

Description

289 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• "An insightful, candid, and inspiring memoir from Karamo Brown--Queer Eye's beloved culture expert--as he shares his story for the first time, exploring how the challenges in his own life have allowed him to forever transform the lives of those in need. When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix's Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn't win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theater. Instead he decided to redefine what "culture" could--and should--mean for the show. He took a risk and declared, "I am culture." Karamo believes that culture is so much more than museums and the ballet--it's how people feel about themselves and others, how they relate to the world around them, and how their shared labels, burdens, and experiences affect their daily lives in ways both subtle and profound. Seen through this lens, Karamo is culture: his family is Jamaican and Cuban; he was raised in the South in predominantly white neighborhoods and attended an HBCU (Historically Black College/University); he was trained as a social worker and psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colorism, physical and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and public infamy; he is a proud and dedicated gay single father of two boys, one biological and one adopted. It is by discussing deep subjects like these, he feels, that the makeovers on the show can attain their full, lasting meaning. Styling your hair and getting new clothes and furniture are important, but it's imperative that you figure out why you haven't done so in twenty years so you can truly change your life. In this eye-opening and moving memoir, Karamo reflects on his lifelong education. It comprises every adversity he has overcome, as well as the lessons he has learned along the way. It is only by exploring our difficulties and having the hard conversations--with ourselves and one another--that we are able to adjust our mind-sets, heal emotionally, and move forward to live our best lives. Karamo shows us the way."--Dust jacket.
• Brown-- Queer Eye's culture expert-- believes that culture is more than museums and the ballet: it's how people feel about themselves and others, how they relate to the world around them, and how their shared labels, burdens, and experiences affect their daily lives. His family is Jamaican and Cuban; he was raised in the South in predominantly white neighborhoods. Trained as a social worker and psychotherapist, he overcame personal issues of colorism, physical and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and public infamy to become a dedicated gay single father of two boys, one biological and one adopted. Brown believes that, in exploring our difficulties and having the hard conversations, we are able to adjust our mind-sets, heal emotionally, and move forward to live our best lives. -- adapted from jacket

Subject

• Brown, Karamo
• African American television personalities > Biography
• African American gay men > Biography
• African American gay men
• African American television personalities

Genre/Form

• Biography.
• Nonfiction.

Contents

What's in a name? -- The pain of colorism -- God is love -- Overcoming the legacy of abuse -- Coming clean -- A dream deferred -- Fatherhood -- Hopes for the future -- Queer eye.

Call Number

Sc E 19-939

ISBN

• 9781982111977
• 1982111976
• 9781982111984
• 1982111984
• 9781982111991 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018057864

OCLC

1081370960

Author

Brown, Karamo, author.

Title

Karamo : my story of embracing purpose, healing, and hope / Karamo Brown ; with Jancee Dunn.

Publisher

New York : Gallery Books, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

First Gallery Books hardcover edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Dunn, Jancee, author.

Research Call Number

Sc E 19-939