Don Lemonâs New Book Hopes to Guide America Through a Conversation About Race
In his new book âThis Is the Fire,â Don Lemon delivers a forthright, historically supported examination of the racial divisions that have plagued the United States.Credit.Daniel Dorsa for The New York Times
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By Wesley Lowery
By Don Lemon
Just pages into the prologue of âThis Is the Fire,â the reader finds the author in tears. Picking up on the titleâs allusion to James Baldwin, the prologue is written as a letter from the author to his nephew after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd. âWatching this shocking footage, I and every other Black man I know saw the insensibly sluggish murder of ourselves,â the CNN anchor Don Lemon recounts. âIn agonized real time, I saw Billie Holidayâs
Bay Area political events: Amazon protests, post-pandemic life
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March 19, 2021
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
FRIDAY
Commission on Status of Women: The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum holds several days of events and discussions on empowering women and girls and eliminating bias against women, through March 24. More information and agenda are here; registration is here.
SATURDAY
Amazon protests: A rally to support the unionization effort by Amazon workers in Alabama will be held at 10 a.m. at the site of a proposed Amazon facility, 900 Seventh St., San Francisco. More information is here. At 1 p.m., a car caravan in support of the unionization effort will start at the Lake Merritt BART station parking lot, Eighth and Oak streets, Oakland. More information is here.
Bay Area political events: S.F. schools rally, Commission on Status of Women
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
SATURDAY
Schools rally: A march and rally to commemorate one year of school buildings being closed. Sponsored by Decreasing the Distance: A San Francisco parent collective. 11 a.m. march from Alamo Square Park, Hayes and Steiner streets, to City Hall for noon rally. More information is here.
AAPI rally: A rally against hateful actions targeting Asian Americans and those of Pacific Island descent. Speakers include state Assembly Member Evan Low and San Jose City Council Member Pam Foley. 11 a.m., San Jose City Hall rotunda, 200 East Santa Clara St. More information is here.
Bay Area political events: Anti-Asian American violence, Trumpism
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
WEDNESDAY
Mental health and equity: A discussion on how the medical community and others can overcome cultural differences and misunderstandings lead to mental heath diagnostic problems and hesitancy to seek treatment among communities of color. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 6 p.m. More information is here.
THURSDAY
Anti-Asian American violence: A discussion on how to address anti-Asian American violence, with Russell Jeung, Asian American studies professor at San Francisco State University, and Awaken CEO Michelle Kim. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.