Choice Privilege: What's Race Got To Do With It?

by Melissa Tate

"My destiny has never been pre-determined by my skin color, more than anything else, it is being shaped by the choices I make daily, good and bad." This book follows author Melissa Tate's early life growing up in Africa and eventual migration to the United States. Tate contends that, in America, it is a person's good choices, not their skin color, that determines the upward trajectory of his or her life. After migrating to the United States at age nineteen for college, her experience in America has been a living contradiction to the false "white privilege" narrative. In spite of being "black in America," Tate has been able to achieve great success to which she credits to hard work, determination, good choices, and her faith in God. Her story, like many African immigrants, is at odds with propaganda peddled by the left. She lives a life of privilege as the fruit of hard work, doing things in the right order and prioritizing life in a way that places God first, then family, then her career. Tate discusses the cultural parallels between African culture vs neo-Black American culture as a means to explain the economic disparities seen between African immigrants (who tend to thrive in America) and Black Americans. The larger neo-Marxist agenda behind critical race theory ideology, as a plot to racially divide and conquer the America from within, is discussed extensively in this book. Tate exposes this dangerous and divisive ideology as a "false religion" that is antithetical to biblical principles and an assault on the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate offers solutions on how America can overcome this agenda, heal the racial divide, and fulfil its God-given destiny as the beacon of light, freedom, and prosperity in the world.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

196 pages, Paperback

Published March 27, 2021

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring autobiography of an immigrant from Zimbabwe. Her mother taught her hard work and personal accountability. The author’s work ethic and perseverance enabled her to prosper in America. Inspired by liberty and opportunity that was not available to her in Zimbabwe.

[Alex Whigham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked this book up because I watched Melissa’s interview with Candace Owens and was really inspired by her story. Tells a very interesting story about how the rhetoric she saw before the collapse in her original country of Zimbabwe appears very similar to the state of current American politics. Melissa also does a good job of synthesising a good overview of lots of current issues in America and looking at them through a Christian lens.
My only gripes are the fact that the book was released well after the 2020 election but the correlating parts of the book weren’t updated and rather had her talking about the election as if it was in the future, she must have intended to release the book before 2021. And second the book has many spelling and grammatical errors, I was more than happy to over look these two issues though since I enjoyed her story so much and felt that her message was relevant and powerful.

[The Book Distiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, and I especially appreciated the author’s recounting of her history of growing up in Zimbabwe. It’s important we acknowledge and remember this recent piece of history that has devastated millions and taken Zimbabwe from being the wealthiest country in Africa to the poorest. The author’s story of perseverance and hard work upon arriving in America is truly inspiring.

[Roger Sigmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for every American. Our country is in serious danger and Mrs. Tate does an excellent job pointing out what is happening and what might happen in the near future. Many truths are exposed that might be easily missed at first glance. You will be glad you read this eye opening book.

[William F]

Melissa Tate explores her relationship with her fellow African-Americans and how they were deceived by progressive politicians.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

The message Tate conveys in this book is very important - that personal choices are the cause of an individual's outcome, not the lack of an equal opportunity that must be made up for with reparations. I do wish that it would have better flow (both with word choice and book structure), but the point gets across well and Tate hits some issues head-on with spot-on accuracy.

Definitely recommend to anyone interested in her immigrant story, her achievement of her American dream, and why her story, and others like it, matter in the equal opportunity, immigration, and privilege discussion.

[Lissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely thought provoking read. Enjoyed Tate recounting her childhood and immigration. For such a short book she did well in addressing multiple hard topics and presenting facts. Initially the start of the conclusion, I didn’t think aged well (or lent to a reread in years to come) by tying to a certain year, but by the end of it I had changed my mind, since you can see that what she lays out was worked towards.

Side note, it could use a good editor as a few places there are words missing or out of place.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Immigrant perspective on America's race issue. She came here with nothing and worked her way through college and graduate school. She remains shocked at the victim mindset held by many in America, calling instead for people to stand up and make the choice to work hard and succeed.
Good ideas, but the book could use a proofreader.

[Tindo Bani]

Many bold over 60s incel white males praising this ugly prostitute lol... Yep the book is good despite never read it lol...

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first heard about Melissa Tate through The Candace Owens Show with Prager U back in November 2020. I pre-ordered her book after listening to that podcast because I was interested in her story of growing up in Zimbabwe and coming to America to study at a university.

In her book she describes about the opportunities America has given her to start her own business and goes into how it is hard work and dedication that brings success.

It was a good, to-the-point book about how those ideals are being threatened with rebranded Marxist ideologies (BLM, CRT), and what should and can be done to combat them. (School choice for one thing.)

As someone who grew up in a country that fell into socialism, Melissa knows the warning signs and is speaking out about how to stop it here in the USA.

4 out of 5 American Dreams