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The fire next time book5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() GARCIA-NAVARRO: So tell me about why you wrote this book and about why you started it with this letter. It stagnates like a lullaby on autoplay until another man dies facedown on another street in another city, and the weeping begins again. The promises wither, and complacency returns. The blame bounces back and forth, and promises are made. ![]() I know what comes next as surely as I know the Mississippi rolls down to the sea. Dear Trishad (ph), today I heard a dying man call out to his mama, and I wept for the world that will soon belong to you. I'd like you to read the first part of that letter. You begin your book with a letter to your nephew. ![]() ![]() GARCIA-NAVARRO: In 1963, James Baldwin published "The Fire Next Time," which contains a letter from the author to his nephew. In his new book, "This Is The Fire: What I Say To My Friends About Racism," Lemon takes a personal look at the legacy of slavery and racism in America and explains what he'd like to see as the way forward for a divided country.ĭON LEMON: Thank you, Lulu. Don Lemon spends his weeknights on CNN covering and framing the public's understanding of everything from Donald Trump's presidency to the ongoing racial reckoning. ![]()
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