Don Lemon, the host of CNN Tonight, will hold a virtual event with BookHampton on Wednesday, March 17, at 5 PM to support his book “This Is the Fire – What I Say To My Friends About Racism.” The book examines how to end racism in America.
“As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, and on America’s systemic flaws speak for his millions of fans. Now, in an urgent, deeply personal, riveting plea, he shows us all how deep our problems lie, and what we can do to begin to fix them,” reads the description of the book on BookHampton’s website.
“Beginning with a letter to one of his Black nephews, he proceeds with reporting and reflections on his slave ancestors, his upbringing in the shadows of segregation, and his adult confrontations with politicians, activists, and scholars. In doing so, Lemon offers a searing and poetic ultimatum to America. He visits the slave port where a direct ancestor was shackled and shipped to America. He recalls a slave uprising in Louisiana, just a few miles from his birthplace. And he takes us to the heart of the 2020 protests in New York City. As he writes to his young nephew: We must resist racism every single day. We must resist it with love,” the site continues.
Tickets are $28 and include a copy of “This Is the Fire.” Visit BookHampton’s website to register.