This Is the Fire This Is the Fire

This Is the Fire

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Publisher Description

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes? 
The host of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is more popular than ever. As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, and on America’s systemic flaws speak for his millions of fans. Now, in an urgent, deeply personal, riveting plea, he shows us all how deep our problems lie, and what we can do to begin to fix them.

Beginning with a letter to one of his Black nephews, he proceeds with reporting and reflections on his slave ancestors, his upbringing in the shadows of segregation, and his adult confrontations with politicians, activists, and scholars. In doing so, Lemon offers a searing and poetic ultimatum to America. He visits the slave port where a direct ancestor was shackled and shipped to America. He recalls a slave uprising in Louisiana, just a few miles from his birthplace. And he takes us to the heart of the 2020 protests in New York City. As he writes to his young nephew: We must resist racism every single day. We must resist it with love.

GENRE
Nonfiction
NARRATOR
DL
Don Lemon
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
04:30
hr min
RELEASED
2021
March 16
PUBLISHER
Hachette Audio
SIZE
218
MB

Customer Reviews

Khuff57 ,

Wonderful book

Wonderful book!!!

Clay McAfee ,

Don’t waste your time & money

I always read books on both sides of issues. Don Lemon is just another race-baiter trying to make another buck. Waste of my time and money.
Don, can I get a full refund?

Robertho1 ,

Lemon Keeps It Real 100%

I’ve always enjoyed Don’s passion to remain true to the black race and it’s masterfully displayed in this audio! I’d hoped for more insightful views on the current administration & what the plans needed for the future look like!

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