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The New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country
examines the modern political landscape and policies that are
impacting Black families and communities and offers solutions for a
better tomorrow. In late May in 2020, while discussing the murder
of George Floyd on CNN, Bakari Sellers spoke from the heart sharing
devastating insight that touched millions around the world:
“It’s just so much pain. You get so tired. We have black
children. I have a 15-year-old daughter. I mean, what do I tell
her? I’m raising a son. I have no idea what to tell him. It’s
just—it’s hard being black in this country when your life is
not valued and people are worried about the protesters and the
looters. And it’s just people who are frustrated for far too long
and not have their voices heard.” In this powerful and persuasive
book, Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York
Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, examining national politics
and policies that deeply impact not only Black people in his home
state of South Carolina but the lives of millions of African
Americans in communities across the nation. Four years later,
Sellers has an answer to the question he raised on CNN, offering
much-needed prescriptions to help all Black American lives. Sellers
explores inequities in healthcare, education, early childhood
education, and policing, drawing on interviews with numerous
thought leaders such as pioneering voting rights and poverty
activist the Rev. William Barber, and Ben Crump, the civil rights
legend who successfully uses the law to achieve justice for people
of color in racially charged cases. He also shares his thoughts on
conservative media and the forces and dark money behind firebrands
such as Tucker Carlson. This thoughtful and practical work is a
timely meditation on the state of our world today and how we can
all play a part in making it better for tomorrow.
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Who Are Your People?
Bakari Sellers; Illustrated by Reggie Brown
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This inspiring picture book by New York Times bestselling author
Bakari Sellers is a tribute to the family and community that help
make us who we are. Perfect for sharing and gifting. When you meet
someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?"
and "Where are you from?" Children are shaped by their ancestors,
and this book celebrates the village it takes to raise a child. In
the vein of I Am Enough and Eyes That Kiss in the
Corners, this powerful picture book with beautiful illustrations by
Reggie Brown is a joyful recognition of the people and places that
help define young readers and adults alike. Don't miss this picture
book debut from Bakari Sellers, author of the acclaimed New York
Times bestseller My Vanishing Country: A Memoir. * Instant New York
Times Bestseller! *
This inspiring picture book by New York Times bestselling author
Bakari Sellers is a tribute to the family and community that help
make us who we are. Perfect for sharing and gifting. When you meet
someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?"
and "Where are you from?" Children are shaped by their ancestors,
and this book celebrates the village it takes to raise a child. In
the vein of I Am Enough and Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, this
powerful picture book with beautiful illustrations by Reggie Brown
is a joyful recognition of the people and places that help define
young readers and adults alike. Don't miss this picture book debut
from Bakari Sellers, author of the acclaimed New York Times
bestseller My Vanishing Country: A Memoir. * Instant New York Times
Bestseller! *
New York Times Bestseller What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with
Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state
representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for
the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives
of America's forgotten black working-class men and women. Part
memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, My Vanishing Country
is an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and
future. Anchored in in Bakari Seller's hometown of Denmark, South
Carolina, Country illuminates the pride and pain that continues to
fertilize the soil of one of the poorest states in the nation. He
traces his father's rise to become, friend of Stokely Carmichael
and Martin Luther King, a civil rights hero, and member of the
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , to explore the
plight of the South's dwindling rural, black working class-many of
whom can trace their ancestry back for seven generations. In his
poetic personal history, we are awakened to the crisis affecting
the other "Forgotten Men & Women," who the media seldom
acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors,
and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to
gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make
ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move
overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode;
to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. My Vanishing
Country is also a love letter to fatherhood-to Sellers' father, his
lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his newborn
twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor
its legacy.
New York Times Bestseller What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with
Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state
representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for
the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives
of America's forgotten black working-class men and women. Part
memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, My Vanishing Country
is an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and
future. Anchored in in Bakari Seller's hometown of Denmark, South
Carolina, Country illuminates the pride and pain that continues to
fertilize the soil of one of the poorest states in the nation. He
traces his father's rise to become, friend of Stokely Carmichael
and Martin Luther King, a civil rights hero, and member of the
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , to explore the
plight of the South's dwindling rural, black working class-many of
whom can trace their ancestry back for seven generations. In his
poetic personal history, we are awakened to the crisis affecting
the other "Forgotten Men & Women," who the media seldom
acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors,
and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to
gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make
ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move
overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode;
to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. My Vanishing
Country is also a love letter to fatherhood-to Sellers' father, his
lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his newborn
twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor
its legacy.
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