TY - BOOK AU - Arceneaux,Michael TI - I finally bought some Jordans: essays SN - 9780063140417 PY - 2024///] CY - New York, NY PB - HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers KW - Arceneaux, Michael. KW - African American gay men KW - Biography KW - LGBTQ+ KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft KW - Essays N1 - Please unblock me, Toni Braxton -- Who all gon' be there? -- Sit back and enjoy the troll -- I get fades to feel alive -- DMJ -- Empty symbols -- Better to cry now than never -- I'll give you my last -- Insurrectionists have roaches -- I thought you could only melt in Texas -- Insert miscellaneous complaints here -- I can see my teeth -- I hope I get to become a happy old Black man -- Taking my own advice -- How it feel outside? -- Uncle Mikey -- I finally bought some Jordans -- A lovely view of a burning world -- Forgive me, Beyonce, for I have sinned -- Acknowledgments N2 - "In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveled--and how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more unreliable; and the allure of returning home while still pushing yourself to seek opportunity elsewhere."-- ER -