I liked the essays at the beginning of the book about being the only Black friend someone has and the microaggressions that well-meaning white people still make. Ben's perspective as a Haitian-Canadian who moved to the United States was enlightening and made me re-examine America's structural racism and how unnatural it is. The narrative dragged in the middle, and I wish Ben unpacked some of his loaded experiences with friends and acquaintances who used him as a pawn to act out their racial fantasies. Overall, this is a fine book but I prefer All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson.