{"product_id":"colored-people-time-a-case-for-casual-rebellion-hardcover","title":"Colored People Time: A Case for (Casual) Rebellion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManny Fidel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of tardiness through funny, revealing, and deeply thoughtful essays on the nature of time and collective memory\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eColored People Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Manny Fidel explores how race, culture, and history shape not only our lives, but our sense of time itself. Through sharp, personal, and often humorous essays, Fidel interrogates the politics of punctuality, the myth of linear progress, and some of the ways people of color are forced to navigate a world that rarely moves at their pace or in their favor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of essays, Fidel confronts the systems that structure time around identity and power and invites readers to interrogate the way time folds around them, jovially arguing that until America reaches genuine racial equity, people of color should be encouraged to be late to anything they want. Since our country's inception, the gears that operate it have been oiled to privilege some over others, and the result is that they have fewer barriers to timeliness. For Black and brown people, any number of offenses--grave, minor, or pettily imagined--can gum us up. Fidel argues we deserve the extra time to ourselves. And not for nothing, race relations in the US--by design--are advancing in their own molasses-like pace, ever shifting the ETAs of justice and freedom. Fidel incisively builds this argument in essays like \"Summer '16,\" a nostalgic exploration of a dearly-held season, and \"Ocarina of Time,\" a meditation on near-death and time travel via video game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInfused with insights from history, pop culture, and Fidel's own personal experiences, \u003ci\u003eColored People Time\u003c\/i\u003e is not just about lateness. It's about how time works differently depending on who you are and where you stand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManny Fidel \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and producer based in New York City. His commentary on politics, culture, and sports has been seen in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, MSNBC, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He also co-hosts the award-winning NO SUCH THING podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.32 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984107077933,"sku":"9780593730669","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/fpf5bBx8s19780593730669.webp?v=1776082026","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/colored-people-time-a-case-for-casual-rebellion-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}