<p>In a quest for adoration, admiration and acceptance, Can I Be Ernest? delivers an uncensored look at his early life growing up in gritty 1980s New York City. He finds himself in unfamiliar territory, leading to a series of unfathomable life-changing events impacting his perspective on humanity and the world.</p><p>Born to a proud African father and American mother, Ernest examines his childhood struggles embracing African culture at a peculiar time in black America, while highlighting the importance of not succumbing to the pressures of social acceptance and life&#39;s deceptions. The book tackles education, the perils of toxic relationships, fatherhood, maintaining sound friendships and more!</p><p>Can I Be Ernest? is deeply reflective, exposing raw emotions, truth-telling, self-deprecating humor, his devotion for baseball and enough nostalgia to last a lifetime.</p>