White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming of Age Black in White America by Marcus Mabry

In this deeply personal and eloquent memoir, journalist Marcus Mabry explores the complexities of identity, race, and belonging in modern America. Raised in a working-class black family in Trenton, New Jersey, Mabry’s journey takes him through the elite corridors of Stanford University and into the predominantly white world of privilege and power. As he navigates the spaces between two Americas—one black, one white—he confronts questions of self-worth, cultural heritage, and what it truly means to succeed.

White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas is a moving exploration of race and class, ambition and authenticity, and the search for one’s place in a divided nation.