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Black Enterprise.com: [WATCH] AS TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON RACIST RHETORIC, JOY REID BREAKS DOWN TOXIC POLITICS
On her weekend MSNBC show, AM Joy, Joy Reid delivers political insight with surgical precision. She speaks quickly—it seems at times her words are syncing with the rapid-fire pistons of her thought process. Reid has a new book out, The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story and its release is timely.
President Trump recently fired off a series of tweets presumably targeting newly-elected, non-white members of Congress: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Rashida Tlaib (Michigan.), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), and Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts.). In a tweetstorm, Trump advised the four, known in the media as “The Squad,” to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” He also unleashed a barrage of attacks, accusing the representatives of engaging in “disgusting language,” and called them “anti-Semitic” and “anti-American.”
American politics have become grotesque. And many wonder if America can ever recover from the toxic climate. Reid addresses that very question and much more about the current state of politics in this exclusive interview with Black Enterprise.
On why so many white people identify with and vote for Trump, Reid says she has researched the reasons. “The reasons that people voted for Trump,'” she says, are because “if they had economic anxiety…they relate that economic anxiety to people of color” and that many feel the economic problems they may be experiencing are “the fault of immigrants.”
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Essence: Joy-Ann Reid, Richard Lawson, Yesha Callahan, and Dr. Walter Kimbrough took to the Essence Fest Power Stage to Discuss Ways Black Children Can Get Ahead.
In the United States, predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more in funding than non-white schools, according to an EdBuild report. That financial disparity contributes greatly to the nation’s economic divide, leaving the Black community in search of educational opportunities that will help youth better compete with their White counterparts.
On Friday, actor Richard Lawson, MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid and Dillard University’s Dr. Walter Kimbrough joined ESSENCE News and Politics Director, Yesha Callahan on stage at Essence Festival to discuss the disparities in more detail. Not surprising, HBCUs and community colleges were named as a possible way forward for the Black community.
“The reality is that if you looked at the amount of money that Black people pour into this system we would be the 15th largest country in the world. So that tells us that we have a buying power,” Lawson said of the economic wealth in Black communities. “So hopefully in some way, if there is some kind of think tank, some kind of group of educators and then venture capitalists who can direct the money that we make and power that we have towards Black children, a great difference can be made.”
For many Black students, wealth is a determining factor for attending an institution of higher learning. It’s why Joy-Ann Reid says that college can be “a complicated issue.” Though a four-year institution helps Black graduates get ahead in the workforce, student loans after a 12-year period prove that it can also contribute to our overall wealth. Kimbrough noted that White men pay off 44 percent of their college loan within the first 12 years of graduating. In that time, Black women’s loans have increased by 13 percent.
Washington Post: How would we repair the damage in a post-Trump America?
THE MAN WHO SOLD AMERICA: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story - By Joy-Ann Reid. William Morrow. 304 pp. $27.99
THE DEATH OF POLITICS: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After TrumpBy Peter Wehner. Harper One. 264 pp. $25.99
I fear for the post-Trump era. That is when the irresistibly polarizing feelings this president elicits — Are you for Trump or against him? Where do you stand? — will intersect with the fight over how to repair the harm he has inflicted. The task is essential. But the diagnoses are so divergent, the stakes so consequential and the emotions so raw that meaningful agreement on how to move forward (and what “forward” even means) is hard to imagine.
Two books by high-profile political commentators, a Trump critic on the left and one on the right, preview this standoff. Individually, they read like standard Trump-era books emanating from the #resistance and #NeverTrump worlds: Both are passionate, well-intentioned and certain to draw approving nods from their respective audiences. Read together, however, they reveal that the divisions after President Trump — not just between critics and supporters but within the wide range of the opposition — will multiply. The path from “where do we stand” to “what do we do” is arduous; it’s the difference between words and work, between being righteous and being right.
Higher Heights #Chisholm50 #BlackWomenLead Summer Reading List
Today, Higher Heights for America has announced their #Chisholm50 #BlackWomenLead Summer Reading List of Black women authors that they recognize as continuing the legacy of Shirley Chisholm by sharing our experiences and telling stories to illuminate larger truths and themes that affect us all.
I am honored for my book, THE MAN WHO STOLE AMERICA to be included amongst this list of books authored by dynamic and powerful Black women authors!
Higher Heights has paved the way for Black women leaders—like me—to break down barriers to keep the Chisholm legacy alive. Their efforts to expand Black women political power and harness that power at the ballot box and beyond is the work we need to ensure we can keep having record breaking elections just like in 2018.
Take a look at the #Chisholm50 #BlackWomenLead Summer Reading List and make your summer list full of incredible stories to by Black women: http://bit.ly/Chisholm50BookList.
Thank you so much for all that you do!
New York Times: New & Noteworthy, From R. Kelly to White House Corruption
DEEP RIVER, by Karl Marlantes. (Grove, $30.) Marlantes, best known for the immersive Vietnam War novel “Matterhorn,” here offers a historical family epic about Finnish brothers working as loggers in the Pacific Northwest and their labor organizer sister.
SLIME: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us, by Ruth Kassinger. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) Algae are among the earth’s oldest life-forms, pervasive in everything from pond scum to crude oil. Kassinger explains their history and biology, and makes a persuasive case for their future importance.
THE MAN WHO SOLD AMERICA: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story, by Joy-Ann Reid. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99.) The political analyst and host of “AM Joy” on MSNBC argues that President Trump’s administration is characterized by grift and venality that demeans the office and diminishes America.
SOULLESS: The Case Against R. Kelly, by Jim DeRogatis. (Abrams, $26.) DeRogatis, a noted music journalist, broke the first stories accusing the R&B star R. Kelly of sexual abuse — two decades ago. This book tracks the case and asks why the culture was so slow to catch up.
Kirkus Review: The Man Who Sold America
Check out this great review of my new book: The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story. Thanks for all your support!! Click here to read the review!
Live from the PEOPLE book party!
That time I got to meet the original Blondie, Debbie Harry at the People Magazine book party, where I hung out to promote The Man Who Sold America. Also hit the Harper Collins book soiree, and met the legendary Rakim!
Check out the cover of my new book!
Joy-Ann Reid's new book, The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story drops June 25th! In it, Joy explains how we got here, calculates the costs of the Trump presidency, and asks whether the nation can recover when he inevitably is gone.
Check out the show announcement here:
And pre-order your copy today!!
NBCNews.com: Joy goes one-on-one with director Rob Reiner on Trump, Barr
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Mediaite.com: Joy Reid - ‘It Feels Like the Seeds of a Cover-Up Are Here’
On MSNBC this morning, Joy Reid talked with her panel about what Attorney General Bill Barr will ultimately do now that he’s reviewing the full Mueller report, even suggesting possible “seeds of a cover-up.”
In a segment first flagged by The Nation‘s Aaron Maté, Reid asked if there’s “any reason to have any confidence in William Barr here.”
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said, “So far so good. The letter says all the right things, and he’s really adhered to the letter of the regulations, which is good.”
Right now, he added, all they can do is wait and see, but he’s encouraged so far.
Reid read from Barr’s letter––the part where the AG pledged “as much transparency as possible”––and said, “I remain cynical.”
AM Joy's interview with Con. Jon Lewis is covered in the top story in the Sunday Washington Post
The political showdown over the Russia investigation that could reshape the remainder of President Trump’s term began in earnest Saturday even before the special counsel’s conclusions were known to the public, as Trump allies claimed vindication while Democrats demanded transparency and vowed to intensify their own probes.
Trump and his attorneys and aides were clouded by uncertainty because they did not yet know the contents of the Robert S. Mueller III’s report, which Attorney General William P. Barr and a small coterie of Justice Department officials spent Saturday privately reviewing.
Ensconced for the weekend in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump exuded optimism while playing golf, lunching at the clubhouse and chatting with friends. At the urging of his advisers, he also exhibited uncharacteristic caution, refraining from publicly crowing that the “witch hunt” was over or declaring victory prematurely. Asked mid-Saturday to evaluate the president’s mood, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said simply, “He’s good.”
The Trump team clung to hopeful signs — such as
But there was also widespread recognition within the Trump orbit that the Mueller report could still contain damaging information for the president — and that his legal troubles are far from over, with separate investigations into Trump’s business, inaugural committee and conduct continuing apace in New York and on Capitol Hill.
“The information that has been revealed publicly, particularly no further indictments, has been helpful,” Giuliani said. But, he added, “until you read the report, you don’t know exactly what it entails. . . . My message is: We’ve all waited this long. Let’s just await the reading of what’s disclosed, and then we can have proper final reactions. There’s too much assuming going on, on the other side, and we shouldn’t fall into that trap.”
Still, the contours of the political battles ahead took form. The mood among Democrats was tense and urgent, with expectations running high that Mueller’s complete report could be explosive and spark a reckoning for Trump. Party leaders called for the report to be released in full, along with the underlying documents.
Americans “deserve the truth, to know the truth,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Saturday afternoon on a conference call with caucus members. “Transparency is the order of the day.”
Rank-and-file Democrats worried to House leaders that the Justice Department’s independence could be threatened, according to several aides involved in those talks, while Pelosi tried to fend off — for now, at least — calls within her party to seek Trump’s impeachment.
“I think that day will come,” Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Saturday. “I don’t think he’s legitimate. I said it back at the end of the election. I still believe that today.”
NewYorker.com: No Conspiracy, No Exoneration: The Conclusions from the Mueller Report
“While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
Such is the key, complicating sentence in Attorney General William Barr’s four-page summary of the “principal conclusions” of Robert Mueller’s twenty-two-month investigation, which he issued to Congress on Sunday afternoon.
Barr, who took office as Attorney General last month, writes that Mueller, the special counsel, determined that no one associated with the Trump campaign conspired with the Russians in what all the leading intelligence agencies have determined was a concerted effort to manipulate the 2016 election to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump.
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MSNBC.com: How history will regard Cohen’s testimony on Trump
Donald Trump was lambasted by the president’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen in congressional testimony this past week, during which Cohen called Trump a racist and conman. Joy Reid is joined by historian Michael Beschloss to discuss. Read more
Contemptor.com: Filling In for Maddow, MSNBC's Joy Reid Leads All Cable in Total Viewership Friday Night
MSNBC was back on top in primetime Friday night, leading cable news in both total viewership and the key 25-54 demographic. With star Rachel Maddow taking the night off, Joy Reid filled in as guest host for The Rachel Maddow Show and turned in the most-watched cable program of the evening.
According to Nielsen, MSNBC averaged 2.553 million total viewers and 415,000 in the demo during the 8 PM to 11 PM primetime hours Friday night. Fox News placed second in both metrics, drawing 2.193 million viewers overall and 364,000 in the demographic. CNN captured a demo audience of 331,000 and 1.266 million total viewers.
BlackEnterprise.com: Joy Reid Is Taking MSNBC's TV Viewership To New Heights.
As a political analyst, author, and host, Joy Reid is known for asking the questions others shy away from and pushing people to tell the truth despite what side of the political spectrum they’re on. The Harvard graduate began her career in radio at Radio One and later transitioned into digital reporting for local and national outlets such as The Grio and the Miami Herald. In short, Reid is a Woman of Power.
And now, thanks to Reid and her team, in 2018, AM Joy scored their third straight year of growth on weekends. And the show became the No. 1 show in African American total viewers across all cable during the time period of Jan. 1 – Dec. 30, 2018.
NewYorkTimes.com: Rashida Tlaib’s Expletive-Laden Cry to Impeach Trump Upends Democrats’ Talking Points
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only been in office for a few hours when a handful of Democrats defied her persistent calls not to begin the new Congress by talking about impeachment.
Just after Pelosi was sworn in Thursday, longtime Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman of California and Al Green of Texas introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. That evening, newly elected Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan riled up a supportive crowd by calling the president a profanity and predicting that he will be removed from office.
Elle.com: Joy Reid Is Quietly, Steadily, Stealthily Changing the Game for Women on TV
A weekend-morning MSNBC show, lodged firmly in the posthangover, prebrunch hours, wouldn’t ordinarily be the stuff of trending topics. But the rules have changed since November 8, 2016. Now Reid’s show, AM Joy, regularly pulls in viewers, and 2017 marks the first time in 16 years that MSNBC beat out CNN in the Saturday-morning time slot. Twitter swells with real-time reactions from #Reiders, especially when Reid schools a guest in her trademark patient, no-nonsense fashion. (After Shonda Rhimes retweeted a clip of Reid calmly demolishing a guest who was spouting Clinton Foundation conspiracy theories—appending the comment “Just in case you’re wondering how to dismiss foolishness”—Reid confesses, “I died. Oh, I died!”) Given the cacophony of cable news, where the loudest panelist often wins, Reid’s approach has few antecedents on the right or the left, but perhaps that’s why she has so many newly minted fans: In a sensationalist climate, she refuses to let facts wriggle out of her grasp.Read more here.
Variety: How Joy Reid Took on Trump and Became MSNBC’s New Star
When Joy Reid takes over MSNBC’s broadcast for two hours each Saturday and Sunday, she knows she has to walk a tightrope. Her show, “AM Joy,” is supposed to have a broader perspective than the rat-a-tat-tat breaking-news coverage that normally fills MSNBC’s dayside grid. But in this current news cycle, headlines are always breaking.The trick, sometimes, is to nod to the news but use it to build up a bigger idea. “We want to keep adding to the story we are focusing in on,” Reid says. “It’s part of the job, to be flexible and nimble with the news cycle, because it’s so crazy.”Read more here.
Women's Wear Daily: At Work: MSNBC Host Joy Reid on Sprucing Up Her Look for TV
“When I first started as a contributor for MSNBC I was dressing casually,” explains the “AM Joy” host from her 30 Rockefeller Plaza office in New York. “My concept of dressing for TV meant putting on a blazer.”When Reid eventually launched her first show “The Reid Report” in 2014, NBC executives offered her help from stylist Mario Martinez, who gave the Harvard alum a style makeover. “I used to wear a lot of black, but the big change he helped me make is that I can wear color,” she explains. “That was a big discovery. Now I love to wear a lot of color and it doesn’t have to be about just a blazer. I can dress up in a cool, interesting, feminine way.” Read more here
The Hollywood Reporter: MSNBC's Joy Reid on Election Day Predictions, Donald Trump's Scar on the GOP
From my recent interview with Jarrett Hill:This is the latest in an ongoing series of one-on-ones with the political pundits who have been at the forefront of the cable-news conversations this election season.If you’ve ever tuned into weekend mornings on MSNBC, you know the ever-appropriately named Joy Ann Reid, host of AM Joy. But if Saturday and Sunday mornings aren’t your jam, that’s ok, because MSNBC is getting its money’s worth out of Reid, with appearances on nearly every show they have at one point or another.In her profile, I described Nicolle Wallace as “delightfully Republican,” Reid, in a lot of ways, may just be her liberal counterpart with her trademark smile and infectious laugh.Getting her start in local news in Miami, and with a Harvard education, Reid is one of the brightest bulbs in the bunch, providing analysis on the biggest stories of the day, alongside some of the heavy-hitters in news, day in and day out.Read the whole thing here.