Chapter 22: Waxing Philosophical

Apparently all these years I’ve had “Karate Kid” all wrong

Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel how to block by waxing his fleet of classic cars. Images from “The Karate Kid.” © Columbia Pictures

Author’s note: this is the 22nd chapter in my satirical memoir Dungeons ’n’ Durags: One Black Nerd’s Epic Quest of Self-discovery, Racial Identity, and Crisis of Faith in Trump’s America. Although many of the chapters work perfectly fine autonomously, some are best experienced with context. This is one such…