Say It Louder! - Tiffany Cross

Say It Louder!

By Tiffany Cross

  • Release Date: 2020-07-06
  • Genre: Social Science
Score: 5
5
From 31 Ratings

Description

A breakout media and political analyst delivers a sweeping snapshot of American Democracy and the role that African Americans have played in its shaping while offering concrete information to help harness the electoral power of the country’s rising majority and exposing political forces aligned to subvert and suppress Black voters.

Black voters were critical to the Democrats’ 2018 blue wave. In fact, 90 percent of Black voters supported Democratic House candidates, compared to just 53 percent of all voters. Despite media narratives, this was not a fluke. Throughout U.S. history, Black people have played a crucial role in the shaping of the American experiment. Yet still, this powerful voting bloc is often dismissed as some “amorphous” deviation, argues Tiffany Cross.

Say It Louder! is her explosive examination of how America’s composition was designed to exclude Black voters, but paradoxically would likely cease to exist without them. With multiple tentacles stretching into the cable news echo chamber, campaign leadership, and Black voter data, Cross creates a wrinkle in time with a reflective look at the timeless efforts endlessly attempting to deny people of color the right to vote—a basic tenet of American democracy. 

 And yet as the demographics of the country are changing, so too is the electoral power construct—by evolution and by force, Cross declares. Grounded in the most-up-to-date research, Say It Louder! is a vital tool for a wide swath of constituencies.

Reviews

  • Relevant and Relatable!

    5
    By TaylorIDH
    I enjoyed this book from cover to cover! The way Tiffany was able to tackle these heavy, complicated topics all while still being hilarious & factual should be studied & duplicated. She stayed true to the culture and the ancestors, kept her journalistic integrity while bringing a voice to the unheard & overlooked.
  • I’m saying it louder

    5
    By jenysy
    I first fell in love with Tiffany Cross while listening to Small Doses w/ Amanda Seales podcast. She promoted the book, I preordered and read. I feel like this is the history lesson I’ve been missing in the need to understand politics. Thank you so much for this. I definitely needed it and didn’t even know!

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