This book should be a required read for everyone in high school. When the facts are laid out in black and white for black, white, and brown to read and see, the answer is simple. We all need each other to make this work. Kudos to Ms. Cross for her research and insightful sharing of the facts.

Written by an eloquent leader in cable news commentary, I was floored by how much I enjoyed this book.

Thank you so much to Amistad (Harper Collins) for an early review copy of this book in exchange for my honest review! Say it Louder is out in hardcover and paperback on Monday, July 6.

This was a really informative and accessible read! In this short book, Tiffany Cross examines the relationship between black people, American politics and the functions of democracy, and news media while also providing some personal context for her history in the world of media and political analytics. Given the breadth of this topic and Cross’s aims in this book, this is not an all-inclusive history of the relationship between these three variables, but instead more of a loosely-tied together essay collection about a number of historical-and-current events related to black voter disenfranchisement and suppression, including discussions on how the media continued to portray Trump and his supporters as right-leaning conservatives instead of acknowledging them as radical white supremacists, the racial inequities “talking heads” face to earn a spot at the table based on their academic and general knowledge (Cross cites statistics stating that on one morning talk show on MSNBC, the vast majority of black guests on the show over the course of a year had a masters degree or beyond, while that was not the case for white guests of either political party), the ways in which black candidates like Kamala Harris were set up by their lackluster media portrayal to fail in engaging black voters, and the ways polls and other political statistics break down white voters into very niche categories (i.e. college-educated white women), whereas black voters are usually simply discussed as “the black vote.”

In writing this book, Cross uses a very informal tone, which I think really helped to reinforce her argument that politics is for everyone in America and we need to be engaging with it as such. I really appreciated what Cross had to say in this book, especially given her personal experiences of racial discrimination in the media industry. If media, politics, or the intersection of those two things are at all interesting to you, I would highly recommend this book!

I am always excited when I get to see Tiffany Cross on my TV, and I was even more excited when I was able to score an advanced copy of her new book. Cross has the ability to cut through the exclusionary rhetoric of a mostly-white cable news media landscape and shift the focus to tell hard truths from her perspective as a Black woman, but always with a dash of humor on the side.

In "Say It Louder!", Cross begins by telling readers of her own journey through the wilds of the cable news media landscape. She then tells the story of America's journey, pointing out the many pitfalls which could have been avoided if only newsrooms, board rooms, and the chambers of our government weren't so very homogeneous. Finally, Cross looks at what our country needs to do to get out of this mess it has made for itself, perhaps starting by bringing more Black voices and perspectives into newsrooms.

As this country begins to rethink how it functions, and perhaps begins to change these functions for the better, Tiffany Cross articulates uncomfortable truths that few in the media are willing to acknowledge--or even to see. I will be recommending this book to absolutely everyone.

Say it Louder! explores how black people changed the political landscape. Tiffany Cross explains how the voting process was created to silence black voters such as racism and voter suppression. The Civil rights movement helped increase black voter turnout and expanding voter rights. This book is informative and important. Everyone should read this book Most importantly, We must vote! Your vote is your voice!.

The black vote is critical to Democratic victories in modern-day American politics. This book explores how African Americans have and continue to shape the landscape of political power in this country, as well as the numerous and violent measures that have been taken to silence them.

The book does a great job of explaining how the voting process was made to exclude African Americans, how voter suppression and racism are built into the system. The fight for Civil Rights was an imperative part of expanding voter rights and creating the conditions for the influence of the black vote in this country. Even still, many dismiss this demographic group's power, instead, catering to white suburbanites or working-class white men, to the contrary of data. African Americans vote in large numbers, across race, gender, and party lines, which deserve to be met with more recognition.

Ultimately, African Americans have been the vital force behind democracy in our country, without gaining proper representation in the process. This book demonstrates how African Americans empower politics, but also, how much more potential is being lost to voter suppression and racism. Minority interest and public interest are one in the same.