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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Seriously, read his book and follow him on Twitter or Facebook. His newest news venture is “News and Guts” https://www.newsandguts.com/

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ReadingSusan 💗💗💗💗 6y
Sace Stacked! But also a serious question not meant to be cranky or inflammatory... Does anyone know of a book with the same theme written by a POC? I would like to have that perspective as well. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @RestlessFickleBookHoarder I wish, but anything by John Lewis is probably the closest, although I don‘t think he‘s written anything about current politics directly. Sadly the old guard, anyone with a history of journalism behind them...in this country that was almost exclusively white men. The more current POC news anchors can‘t really write anything without making themselves seemed “biased”. I haven‘t read Van Jones‘s Books, but maybe 6y
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Sace @Riveted_Reader_Melissa awesome! Thanks! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @RestlessFickleBookHoarder @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I just read Van Jones‘ book and it‘s a decent choice for this question. The biggest difference is that Rather write for us, and I felt like Jones was ultimately pretty self serving. He believes we need to find the commonalities in our perspectives. And he talks about seeing where the parties intersect. But the book also sounds like he might be a candidate in the future. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage That‘s the main reason I didn‘t read his.... I‘m all for compromise and finding commonalities, but I‘m so tired of false equivalences...I can‘t meet in the middle with Climate Change deniers, Evolution deniers, strict Nationalist, etc.... That‘s just not my frame of mind at the moment, my mindset is more a stand up for what‘s right, equality and pursuit of happiness for everyone, no compromises there. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I hear you. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @RestlessFickleBookHoarder @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ve read a lot of great books by POC, I loved W Kamau Bell‘s book, but it‘s a very different kind of book, with a different point of view. It does touch on current issues though. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage That one is definitely on my list! 6y
SaraBeagle @RestlessFickleBookHoarder Check out Michael Eric Dyson 6y
Sace @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I've got the Bell book. 6y
Sace @SaraBeagle thanks! 6y
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rachelk
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Wise, steady and thoughtful essays bring together the past and increasingly urgent present day issues facing the U.S. Rather is hopeful but cautionary, stating, “Our nation will not survive without an engaged and committed population.” I‘d like this to be required reading - especially for younger generations preparing to take the helm. #danrather #whatunitesus ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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rachelk
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“Patriotism is rooted in humility. Nationalism is rooted in arrogance.” #danrather #whatunitesus #quote

Paula3 Wonderfully put. 6y
rachelk @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Paula3 This is such a good book! I‘ll try to put up a review tomorrow. 6y
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