As we approach the nation’s 250th anniversary, we find ourselves once again drowning in lies. My new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries is my attempt to reckon with this moment, indebted to Baldwin’s witness.
It will be published on May 26, 2026.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us. “A thoughtful, insightful,...