The Devil You Know

By Charles M Blow,

Book cover of The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto

Book description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A New York Times Editor's Choice | A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful manifesto and call to action, "a must-read in the effort to dismantle deep-seated poisons of systemic racism…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Devil You Know as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was the kind of post-Trump election awakening that made me feel unapologetic about the way I saw myself as a Black American.

The writing vividly expresses the rage and determination of marginalized voices in a way that’s beyond poignant, but intentional.

Blow, a respected journalist in his own right, pulls from history and current events to make a case for something ambitious: Reverse Black migration as a means of combating racial injustice in the South. 

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