What Black and White America Must Do Now: A Prescription to Move Beyond Race
A call to our highest virtues and ideals

What Black and White People Must Do Now explores the complexity of race and culture in the United States. In his third book, renowned conservative entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Armstrong Williams discusses his prescription for healing and atonement amidst today’s current social upheaval. 

Race and racism are America's original sin, and four hundred years later, they still plague the nation, pitting groups against each other. Despite how much time has elapsed, many Americans remain befuddled by how to move forward; however, the time for solutions has come. 

In this book, Armstrong Williams recounts his personal story and journey growing up working on his family farm in rural South Carolina, leading to an unexpected meeting with the late Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, which turned into an unlikely relationship that led him to the halls of power in Washington, D.C. 

Williams calls for all Americans to stand up to represent America’s highest virtues and ideals, and he challenges us to look beyond the pale of race for something much deeper. 
 
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What Black and White America Must Do Now: A Prescription to Move Beyond Race
A call to our highest virtues and ideals

What Black and White People Must Do Now explores the complexity of race and culture in the United States. In his third book, renowned conservative entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Armstrong Williams discusses his prescription for healing and atonement amidst today’s current social upheaval. 

Race and racism are America's original sin, and four hundred years later, they still plague the nation, pitting groups against each other. Despite how much time has elapsed, many Americans remain befuddled by how to move forward; however, the time for solutions has come. 

In this book, Armstrong Williams recounts his personal story and journey growing up working on his family farm in rural South Carolina, leading to an unexpected meeting with the late Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, which turned into an unlikely relationship that led him to the halls of power in Washington, D.C. 

Williams calls for all Americans to stand up to represent America’s highest virtues and ideals, and he challenges us to look beyond the pale of race for something much deeper. 
 
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What Black and White America Must Do Now: A Prescription to Move Beyond Race

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What Black and White America Must Do Now: A Prescription to Move Beyond Race

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A call to our highest virtues and ideals

What Black and White People Must Do Now explores the complexity of race and culture in the United States. In his third book, renowned conservative entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Armstrong Williams discusses his prescription for healing and atonement amidst today’s current social upheaval. 

Race and racism are America's original sin, and four hundred years later, they still plague the nation, pitting groups against each other. Despite how much time has elapsed, many Americans remain befuddled by how to move forward; however, the time for solutions has come. 

In this book, Armstrong Williams recounts his personal story and journey growing up working on his family farm in rural South Carolina, leading to an unexpected meeting with the late Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, which turned into an unlikely relationship that led him to the halls of power in Washington, D.C. 

Williams calls for all Americans to stand up to represent America’s highest virtues and ideals, and he challenges us to look beyond the pale of race for something much deeper. 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510764224
Publisher: Hot Books
Publication date: 08/18/2020
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Armstrong Williams is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author of two earlier books. Called “one of the most recognized conservative voices in America” by the Washington Post, he is a pugnacious, provocative, and principled voice for conservative and Christian values in America's public debate.
 
Williams is the founder and host of a weekly nationally syndicated television show, The Armstrong Williams Show, which airs on Sinclair Broadcast Group network affiliates across the United States. The program features human interest and political topics, including interviews with leading lights and experts from across the political spectrum. He is the founder and CEO of Howard Stirk Holdings, a holding company that owns broadcast television stations around the United States, designating Williams as the second largest minority broadcast television owner in the United States. 

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD, became the chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1984 at the age of 33, making him the youngest major division director in the hospital's history. He has written and published nine books, four of which were co-authored with Candy, his wife of 40 years. Dr. Carson was the recipient of the 2006 Spingarn Medal. In June 2008, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Prologue 5

Senator Thurmond, a Surrogate Father 9

Introduction 17

I Why Does Race Persist? 25

II Contemplate the Seven Truisms 35

A Acknowledge Your Confirmation Prejudice 35

B Be Intentional 38

C It's Not about You 39

D Race Is Not Binary 41

E Expect More: Anticipate Racism, Then Act 41

F Acceptance Does Not Always Mean Agreement 42

G Beware (and Ignore) the Fourteen Percent 43

III Resolve to Change 45

A Why Must We Change? 45

B Change Starts with the Individual 50

IV Don't Take a Knee: Show Empathy Even If You Disagree on Tactics 57

V We're All in This Together: Your Voice Needs to Be Heard, Too 75

VI Why Having Honest Dialogue Is So Difficult (And What to Do about It) 85

A Blackface-If It Seems Offensive It Probably Is 88

B White Privilege-Don't Be Guilted into Silence 89

C Shun the N-Word 91

D "Am I Even Allowed to Say That?" How White Racial Anxiety Stymies Dialogue 95

E Gradually Build Dialogue through Consistent and Rigorous Practice 98

1 Seek to Understand First 99

2 Value Authenticity over Elegance 100

VII The Path Forward: A Twelve-Step Approach 103

A Preface: The Widening Gyre 103

B Step One: Listen 103

C Step Two: A Common Purpose 104

D Step Three: The Divinity of All Creation 104

E Step Four: Bear No Shame 105

F Step Five: Maintain Hope 105

G Step Six: Be Courageous 106

H Step Seven: Prosperity 106

I Step Eight: Build Endurance 107

J Step Nine: Have Fun 108

K Step Ten: Humility 109

L Step Eleven: Lawfulness 110

M Step Twelve: Beginning Anew 111

VIII Achieve Economic Emancipation 113

IX Don't Put God in a Box 131

Epilogue 137

Acknowledgments 142

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