Friend,

Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future is the forthcoming debut book from Media 2070 partner Brandi Collins-Dexter, who chronicles her “journey to get to the heart of Black political identity.” And Media 2070 is proud to be part of this powerful exploration.

Join us in celebrating the book launch for Black Skinhead on Thurs., Sept. 29, in Washington, D.C., featuring author Brandi Collins-Dexter in conversation with Media 2070’s own Joseph Torres.

Here’s an advance excerpt from the book, which The New York Times just named one of “15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Fall”:

“Black newsrooms and media spaces have long been seen as a threat to people in power.”

“Media 2070, a project started by the organization Free Press, is an ambitious effort to radically transform who has the capital to tell their own stories by the year 2070. They documented story after story of how mainstream media has been weaponized against Black communities and how Black people are consistently blocked from maintaining our own media. For all the bullsh** claims about bias in the media against conservatives, the record shows conservatives’ fear of Black power is the real story of what’s creating media bias.”

Publishers’ Weekly writes in its review: “Collins-Dexter, who considers herself a Kanye fan (but ‘not necessarily someone who wants to meet him in person’), saw a link between the things he was saying and what she was observing online—namely, the fracturing of the ‘once-unshakable Black Democratic voting bloc’ and the disillusionment of Black Americans ‘with the failed promises of their country.’”

How will the evolution of Black political identity impact the future? Brandi interviewed people across the country representing the full ideological spectrum to answer just that.

Join the conversation: Meet us in Washington, D.C, for the Black Skinhead book reading and launch, featuring Media 2070 partner Brandi Collins-Dexter and our own Joseph Torres discussing the book’s bracing look at race, culture and political disenfranchisement.

Hope to see you there,

Collette, Joseph and the rest of the Media 2070 team
media2070.org

P.S. If you’re around, we’d love for you to join us. If not, please consider sharing this email with anyone you think might be interested.