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Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership Audiobook, by Ed Gordon Play Audiobook Sample

Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership Audiobook

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Read By: Ed Gordon, Ron Butler, Tracey Leigh, Zeno Robinson, Kamali Minter, Norm Johnson, Phil Morris, Toya Turner, Kyle Chapple, Latisha Divento, Leon Nixon, various narrators Publisher: Hachette Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2020 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781549123689

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

16

Longest Chapter Length:

63:54 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:16 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

33:48 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

An award-winning journalist envisions the future of leadership, excellence, and prosperity in Black America with this "urgent and pathbreaking" work (Marc Lamont Hill).

Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically divisive America, and, with help from his mighty team of black intelligentsia, veteran journalist Ed Gordon creates hope and a timeless new narrative on what the future of black leadership should look like and how we can get there.

In Conversations in Black, Gordon brings together some of the most prominent voices in black America today, including Stacey Abrams, Harry Belafonte, Charlamagne tha God, Michael Eric Dyson, Alicia Garza, Jemele Hill, Iyanla VanZant, Eric Holder, Killer Mike, Angela Rye, Al Sharpton, T.I., Maxine Waters, and so many more to answer questions about vital topics affecting our nation today, such as:

  • Will the black vote control the 2020 election?
  • Do black lives really matter?
  • After the Obama presidency, are black people better off?
  • Are stereotypical images of people of color changing in Hollywood?
  • How is "Black Girl Magic" changing the face of black America?
Bombarded with media, music, and social media messages that enforce stereotypes of people of color, Gordon sets out to dispel what black power and black excellence really look like today and offers a way forward in a new age of black prosperity and pride.

 

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"Ed Gordon is one the most important journalists in American history. In this powerful book, Gordon showcases his unparalleled ability to pull the freshest insights from the most unique and important voices in Black America. The conversations in this book offer the type of critical analysis, fresh insight, and unshakable hope necessary to move Black America into new levels of freedom and prosperity. Conversations in Black is urgent and pathbreaking text."

— Marc Lamont Hill

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  • Essence, "6 Books that Celebrate Being Black and Proud"Good Housekeeping, "20 Best Books About Antiracism"St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "15 Books to Read About Race"TIME, "Books about Race and Antiracism"

  • [This book] gathers a dream team of Black leaders, influencers and celebs...Together they have a series of honest, compelling conversations about the State of Black America.

    — BET.com
  • Vibrant and empowering... refreshing, illuminating contributions sure to spark lively and constructive discussion and debate.

    — Kirkus
  • A comprehensive and unvarnished look at the state of Black America... [this book] will almost certainly serve as one of the most important works of his career.

    — Rolling Out

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About Ed Gordon

Ed Gordon is a widely respected, award-winning journalist. Over the course of his stellar career he’s been worked at various television networks including BET, NBC, MSNBC and CBS. He is also a former host of Our World with Black Enterprise, NPR’s New and Notes.

About the Narrators

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles–based actor, Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator, and voice artist with over a hundred film and television credits. Most kids will recognize him from the three seasons he spent on Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP. He works regularly as a commercial and animation voice-over artist and has voiced a wide variety of audiobooks. He is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company and an Independent Filmmaker Project Award winner for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

Kamali Minter is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

Leon Nixon is a professional actor, playwright, and filmmaker. A Los Angeles native, he has performed in short films, web series, and on stage in dramatic and comedic roles. He is also an improviser and part of the group that appears in the Guinness Book of World Records for Longest Continuous Improv Show.