{"product_id":"2940170809653","title":"My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in the tradition of works by Joan Didion, bell hooks, Toni Morrison, and Eve Ensler, a provocative and soul-searching \"autobiography of America\"amp;mdash;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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut did we?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth 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 violenceamp;mdash;and menamp;mdash;in all forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping new collection of 13 essays, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179411128560,"sku":"2940170809653","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170809653_p0.jpg?v=1763718177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170809653","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}