Length4h 6m
About this audiobook
A crossroads isn’t a place to get lost. It’s the place where you decide who you are.
Black Boy Becoming by Essam Zahir is a raw, unfiltered memoir of pain, identity, survival and transformation — told with a voice that refuses to look away. — a memoir tracing a thirteen-year journey from the disciplined courts of professional basketball, through the misunderstood world of the male entertainment industry, to the quiet, sacred responsibility of caring for his mother.
Paperback · 6×9 · Audiobook narrated by the author
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 4, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
2Prologue
3Part I The Foundation
4Chapter I — Lucky Number 8
5Chapter II — No Place Like Home
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6Chapter III — Saving Grace
7Chapter IV — The Father I Never Had
8Chapter V — Survival Mode
9Chapter VI — Fourteen And Homeless
10Chapter VII — Becoming The Parent
11Part II The Pursuit
12Chapter VIII — Hoop Dreams
13Chapter IX — Playing On The Big Stage
14Chapter X — Reality Check
15Chapter XI — The Hourglass
16Chapter XII — Corporate America
17Chapter XIII — The Reset
18Chapter XIV — The Question That Changed Everything
19Chapter XV — Go Hard Or Go Home
20Part III The Fire
21Chapter XVI — The Entertainer
22Chapter XVII — The Celebrity Circuit
23Chapter XVIII — Badboy
24Chapter XIX — The Psychology Of Desire
25Chapter XX — Finding Faith
26Chapter XXI — The Mirage Of “Him”
27Chapter XXII — The Architecture Of Evidence
28Chapter XXIII — A House At The Beach
29Part IV The Becoming
30Chapter XXIV — Devastating Losses
31Chapter XXV — The Dark And The Light
32Chapter XXVI — Judgment
33Final Reflection
34Epilogue The Last Letter
35My Letter
36His Response
37Letters I Never Sent
38A Final Word
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