The Race-Reckoning That Wasn’t: What Now?

What happened to the seemingly inevitable dawn of a “post-racial” America heralded by the election of Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency? Fast forward past the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump, the murder of George Floyd, a global pandemic, and a short-lived push for and fierce backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion—today, by every measure, Black America is under attack. Political commentator Bakari Sellers joins us to talk about his new book The Moment, the promise of Purpose-Built Communities, and how we as a nation, and African Americans in particular, can move forward from here.