<p><b>Written in the tradition of works by Joan Didion bell hooks Toni Morrison and Eve Ensler a provocative and soul-searching 'autobiography of America'—the past the present and the future Kevin Powell wants for us all through the lens and lives of three major figures: his mother Barack Obama and Donald Trump.</b></p><p>Ten short years ago Barack Obama became president of the United States and changed the course of history. Ten short years ago our America was hailed globally as a breathtaking example of democracy as a rainbow coalition of everyday people marching to the same drum beat. We had finally overcome.</p><p>But did we?</p><p>Both the presidencies of Obama and Donald Trump have produced some of the ugliest divides in history: horrific racial murders non-stop mass shootings the explosion of attacks on immigrants and on the LGBTQ community the rise of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia a massive gap between the haves and the have-nots and legions of women stepping forth to challenge sexual violence—and men—in all forms.</p><p>In this gripping new collection of 13 essays <i>My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.</i> Kevin Powell interweaves brutally honest personal stories with the saga of America then and now. Be it politics sports pop culture hip-hop music mental health racism sexism or his very complicated relationship with his mother these impassioned essays are not merely a mirror of who we are but also who and what Powell thinks we ought to be.</p>
