{"product_id":"when-the-stars-begin-to-fall-overcoming-racism-and-renewing-the-promise-of-america-hardcover","title":"When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore R. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Racism is an existential threat to America,\" Theodore R. Johnson declares at the start of his profound and exhilarating book. It is a refutation of the American Promise enshrined in our Constitution that all men and women are inherently equal. And yet racism continues to corrode our society. If we cannot overcome it, Johnson argues, while the United States will remain as a geopolitical entity, the promise that made America unique on Earth will have died.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Stars Begin to Fall\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling, ambitious case for a pathway to the national solidarity necessary to mitigate racism. Weaving memories of his own and his family's multi-generational experiences with racism, alongside strands of history, into his elegant narrative, Johnson posits that a blueprint for national solidarity can be found in the exceptional citizenship long practiced in Black America. Understanding that racism is a structural crime of the state, he argues that overcoming it requires us to recognize that a color-conscious society--not a color-blind one--is the true fulfillment of the American Promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by Johnson's ultimate faith in the American project, grounded in his family's longstanding optimism and his own military service, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Stars Begin to Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent call to undertake the process of overcoming what has long seemed intractable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore R. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Advisor at New America, leading its flagship Us@250\u003cbr\u003einitiative marking the nation's semiquincentennial, and a writer at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eBulwark\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to joining New America, he was a senior fellow and Director\u003cbr\u003eof the Fellows Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of\u003cbr\u003eLaw, where he undertook research on race, politics, and American identity. He\u003cbr\u003eis a retired Commander in the United States Navy, serving for twenty years in a\u003cbr\u003evariety of positions, including as a White House Fellow in the first Obama\u003cbr\u003eadministration and as speechwriter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\u003cbr\u003eStaff. His work on race relations has appeared in prominent national\u003cbr\u003epublications across the political spectrum, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall\u003cbr\u003eStreet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768984273184,"sku":"9780802157850","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f715f4e3aebd3c02a4824c1e783a5e7_f7a6d96a-948a-4424-91cc-9bffdde91013.webp?v=1780340776","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-the-stars-begin-to-fall-overcoming-racism-and-renewing-the-promise-of-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}