She maintains, striving for academic excellence should not be about pigment but about possibilities. She regards that expression a racist characterization, one that has stunted the growth of too many. had on society, as compared to those of Al Sharpton, will surprise no one.Īccording to Owens, striving for academic excellence is scorned by some in the black community as “acting white”. However, her opinion on the impact the views of Rev. Owens is against affirmative action but in favor of school choice her reasons will give even the most casual reader pause.

She illustrates the term by contrasting the young men and boys who fought and died in World War II to those college students today who retreat to safe spaces to dodge the torture and anguish of opposing views. Another of her grievances is with what she calls ‘Overcivilization’. For example, she criticizes those who turn a blind eye to Hollywood misogynists while decrying ‘toxic masculinity’. Owens also tackles the hypocrisy that has found traction in both black and white communities in today’s highly charged political environment. She fully subscribes to what President Obama said in his 2008 Father’s Day speech, “Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.” And she heartedly agrees with his further observation, “And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.” Her suggestions as to how the mitigate the damage inflicted upon black and white communities may be disturbing to some, enlightening to others, and worth consideration and conversation by all.

She discusses the devastating impact single parent families have had on society. His daily struggles allowed no room or time for debates about gender-pronouns, safe-spaces, and microaggressions.Īs a strong believer in family, she explores the reasons why the institution of marriage is currently in full retreat. She describes him as a man of integrity with a strong Judeo-Christian work ethic who left nothing to chance. Owens shares that in her formative years she had some rather shaky and less than desirable habits but credits her awakening to her grandfather, a sharecropper born in the Jim Crow South. She describes the struggle between victimhood and victor-hood in today’s black communities and assails the ever-increasing spate of the bigotry of lowered expectations. In no nonsense prose she shines a beacon of truth on those myths, and misconceptions that have contributed to undermining families, degrading education, and abandoning faith. In her book, BLACKOUT, Candace Owens tackles some of the black communities’ most pressing problems, leaving the faint of heart in the wake of her relentless pursuit for remedies.

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