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Steve Phillips is a national political leader, bestselling author, and columnist. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority and the newly released national bestselling book How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.

He is a columnist for The Guardian and The Nation, and an opinion contributor to The New York Times. He is also the host of “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips,” a color-conscious podcast on politics. He is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics and the multicultural progressive New American Majority.

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Any reading you recommend before your book comes out? Something to set the tone; something to inspire. . .

Steve Phillips Hi Trisha -- "Between the World and Me" is obviously a dominant book of the moment, and I do see my book as a political complement to that. Plus, Coat…moreHi Trisha -- "Between the World and Me" is obviously a dominant book of the moment, and I do see my book as a political complement to that. Plus, Coates' recent essays in The Atlantic about Bernie Sanders and the issue of reparations are compelling reading. Thanks for your interest!(less)

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Steve Phillips Sticking to a consistent writing schedule is very helpful to me. I find I have my best energy in the early morning (odd, in that I'm not really a morn…moreSticking to a consistent writing schedule is very helpful to me. I find I have my best energy in the early morning (odd, in that I'm not really a morning person), and getting up and going in to the cafe on the regular helps. Also, Annie Lamott's phrase of just doing a "sh*tty first draft" helps a lot. Just having something, anything, down is progress. I can then go back and edit and improve, which is easier than staring at a blank screen.(less)

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	Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority 4.13 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good 4.26 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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