Blackout: How Black America Can Achieve a Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation - Political Empowerment & Social Justice Book for African American Readers

I have just completed reading a book written by Candace Owens titled Blackout. Of all the books I have recently read, this is by far the best and given the current state of politics and life in America in 2020, it may be the best book I have ever read.Why did I choose this book to read? If you have ever heard Candace Owens on any of the television talk shows or better yet, heard any one of her many podcasts, you know exactly why I decided to read her book. She is someone who speaks the truth in spite of a barrage of criticism from the Black Communities, the many undeserved and self-appointed “Black Leaders”, and worse, our extremely biased main stream news media. You could easily just read the Introduction and Forward, put the book down and you will have received far more than what you paid for the book.What will you learn by reading Owens’ book? You will learn a lot about America’s history as seen through her eyes and memory of someone who just happens to be Black. You will learn how beliefs are formed, correctly and incorrectly. You will learn how to change your attitude and belief about what you may have been taught to believe. You will learn how minds can be changed, but to make that change, how for some, it may take a significant life-changing event in one’s life.Problems and Solutions. It is easy to point out a problem. It is not so easy to provide solutions. The manner in which Owens outlines how we as a nation arrived at the deteriorating issues of “race in America” is very simple to understand. Not so easy to understand is how it has been permitted to not only continue, but to become much worse instead of improving even under the watch of the country’s first Black President which defies logic.Owens discuses her decision to become a Conservative journalist. The Black Family, then and now. Feminism. Socialism/Communism. Education, the most important of all the chapters in the book. The main stream news media and how it has taken political sides to the detriment of not just Black Americans but all Americans. On how so many Americans have chosen the path of providing excuses to problems instead of finding or creating solutions. She delves into Faith and how faith provided the resource to overcome and endure the years of slavery and how Faith has come under attack in America and more importantly WHY it has come under attack and by whom. She provides a very interesting discussion on Black Culture and how it to has come under attack. Why it is under attack and by whom. Her discussion on Slavery in America and around the world is priceless!Owens believes in identifying a problem and then as stated, finding and/or creating solutions. She ends her book with what she believes is the solution to racial discourse in America. She also points out that should America and its Constitution ever fall, there is no fallback position and the entire world will suffer.Who should read this book? I would like to think that EVERY American would benefit from reading this book. Therefore, every American SHOULD read it but especially Black Americans! If you truly want to see America become the America you would want everyone to grow and prosper within, that trip may very well start with reading this book by Candace Owens!Would I read it again? Probably not. However, I will use it as a resource for quotes, sections on history and the many references she uses to confirm what she has written.Would I give it a gift? Absolutely! One lesson that made it well worth the read is that you realize you are not alone in your own thinking about our 2020 America.