More Than Words
In her new book, GHETTONATION: A JOURNEY INTO THE LAND OF BLING AND THE HOME OF THE SHAMELESS, author and journalist Cora Daniels attempts to break down what ghetto is and explore America's embrace of it. Listen to the exclusive interview.
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Opening Lines -- An Excerpt From the Book
When was the last time you used, heard, thought, snickered, whispered (under your breath), shouted (at the radio), the word ghetto?
I use it so many times a day I can't even count. When the teenagers sitting on milk crates outside my house in Brooklyn get rowdy playing cards late on a school night. When the man-boys on the corner see my wedding ring as just a challenge instead of something to respect. Whenever I turn on BET, period. Ghet-to.
And it's not fabulous.
You say it too. Admit it. I have a friend who stretches the word out whenever he utters it, as if it needs any more emphasis: As in gh-ee- e-e-e-et?to-o-o-o-o-o-o. My training? My life.
Five Facts
Here are five things that you should know about Cora Daniels.
1. Cora Daniels is an award-winning journalist and author.
2. Daniels has been a staff writer at Fortune and an editor at Working Mother magazine and is currently a contributing writer for Essence.
3. Her first book, Black Power Inc., was dubbed "thought provoking" by the Washington Post and a "must read" by Black Issues Book Review.
4. Dnaiels is a native New Yorker and lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of
Yale University with a BA in history and has a masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
5. Daniels stays in touch with her fans through her website www.coradaniels.com