Authors: Kalyn Johnson, Tracey Lewis, Ginger Wilson, Karla Lightfoot
ISBN-13: 9780767905503, ISBN-10: 0767905504
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: 1ST
KALYN JOHNSON is an associate at a large law firm in New York.
TRACEY LEWIS is a writer.
KARLA LIGHTFOOT is an advertising sales executive in New York.
GINGER WILSON, a Chicago attorney, is the executive director of a legal staffing firm.
JANE ARCHER is an illustrator who works in book publishing in New York. To see more of her work, visit her on the web at janearcherillustration.com
"Finally, a book about the Black American Princess! If you're already a BAP or just want to act like one, this book is for you!"
— E. Lynn Harris, author of Not a Day Goes By
In the bestselling tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook, here is a must-have manual for the BAP and those who love her.
Black American Princess: 1 : a pampered female of African American descent, born to an upper-middle or upper-class family 2 : an African American female whose life experiences give her a sense of royalty and entitlement 3 : BAP (acronym) : colloquial expression 4 : an African American female accustomed to the best and nothing less.
Drawn from hours of interviews, archival research, and frequent visits to Prada, The Black American Princess Handbook offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at this exclusive lifestyle. Your total guide to BAP speak, BAP style, and BAP history, this one-of-a-kind book explains everything you ever wanted know about living the BAP life–from breaking in a shop-a-phobic dad to planning a magical BAP debutante ball.
In addition, you'll learn why a true BAP cleans her house before the housekeeper arrives, what to do if your Baby BAP wants to play sports, and whether it's OK for a relative to sing "I Believe I Can Fly" at a BAP wedding. Also featuring spot-the-BAP checklists, suggestions for top BAP colleges, a Who's Who of famous BAPs, a glossary (including essential French phrases), actual diary entries and e-mails from BAPS of all ages, and crucial chapters such as "It's High Noon-Do You Know Where Your Groove Is?"
The Black American Princess Handbook is destined to become a coveted treasure for BAPs worldwide. And, published just in time for graduation, it's sure to be at the top of every BAP's shopping list.
Preamble | 1 | |
You Might Be a BAP If... | 2 | |
The BAP Test | 3 | |
The Birth of a BAP | 9 | |
BAPitude | 11 | |
What Kind of BAP Are You? | 16 | |
A Few Famous BAPs | 28 | |
The BAP in Training | 33 | |
Confessions of a BAPmom: We Knew We Were in for It When... | 33 | |
BAPNames | 35 | |
Cafe Chocolate | 37 | |
A BAP's Letter to Santa | 38 | |
ABC--As Easy as Un, Deux, Trois | 39 | |
She's Got The Look | 40 | |
Busy Bee, Busy BAP | 42 | |
Take Her Out to the Ball Game... | 55 | |
Brains Are Good and So Are Books, but People Judge You by Your Looks | 58 | |
Hot Fun in the Summertime | 62 | |
Twice as Good ... The High School Years | 65 | |
Debs--The Debutante Balls | 68 | |
To Go to College or Not to Go to College? This Is Not a Question for the BAP | 72 | |
Freedom, Friendship, and Fun | 73 | |
House of BAP (College Couture) | 75 | |
BAP Colleges and Universities of Choice | 77 | |
It's High Noon--Do You Know Where Your Groove Is? | 81 | |
The Glamorous Life... | 83 | |
Are You Ready to Throw Down? | 84 | |
The Grad School--Bound BAP (The GBAP) | 88 | |
Dating ... It's No Longer PG | 89 | |
The Good Life: the BAP All Grown Up | 94 | |
Where the BAPs Are | 99 | |
BAP Lifestyles | 100 | |
Down to the Roots: BAP Hair | 105 | |
If Clothes Make the Woman, Accessories Make the BAP | 113 | |
Veni, Vidi, Vendi... | 121 | |
Love Jones--BAPs on Romance | 124 | |
Still a Friend of Mine | 129 | |
To Cook or Not to Cook--Le BAP Chef | 134 | |
Buns, Abs, and Thighs | 137 | |
One Nation Under a Groove--BAPs on the Rhythmic Art of Booty Shakin' | 138 | |
Vacation A-Go-Go | 143 | |
Fantastic Voyage | 147 | |
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know | 148 | |
The Fine Art of Looking Good While Do-Gooding: BAPs on Volunteerism | 149 | |
Membership Is Priceless | 150 | |
Two Degrees of Separation: How to Play BAP Buddies | 152 | |
Globetrotting for Fun and Excitement: National BAP Events | 155 | |
BAPs on Books--A Reading List for the Well-Rounded BAP | 157 | |
Favorite BAP Websites | 160 | |
Here Comes the Bride | 161 | |
I Can't Believe This Is Happening... | 161 | |
The Proposal | 165 | |
Big ... Bigger ... Biggest ... the Ring | 166 | |
Tales from the Altar | 169 | |
Goin' to the Chapel | 175 | |
The BAP's Big Day | 183 | |
The Baby Carriage | 188 | |
Essential BAP Facts | 189 | |
BAP Speak | 202 |