Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Written by Stacey Abrams
Narrated by Stacey Abrams
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About this audiobook
"This is a narrative that describes the urgency that compels me and millions more to push for a different American story than the one being told today. It's a story that is one part danger, one part action, and all true. It's a story about how and why we fight for our democracy and win."
This program is read by the author
Celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams offers a blueprint to end voter suppression, empower our citizens, and take back our country. A recognized expert on fair voting and civic engagement, Abrams chronicles a chilling account of how the right to vote and the principle of democracy have been and continue to be under attack. Abrams would have been the first African American woman governor, but experienced these effects firsthand, despite running the most innovative race in modern politics as the Democratic nominee in Georgia. Abrams didn’t win, but she has not conceded. The audiobook compellingly argues for the importance of robust voter protections, an elevation of identity politics, engagement in the census, and a return to moral international leadership.
Our Time Is Now draws on extensive research from national organizations and renowned scholars, as well as anecdotes from her life and others’ who have fought throughout our country’s history for the power to be heard. The stakes could not be higher. Here are concrete solutions and inspiration to stand up for who we are—now.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
"In a voice full of grace, warmth, and determination, politician and activist Stacey Abrams provides listeners with a road map for building a more just and democratic nation...In a clear, direct delivery, Abrams shares her message with the fire and poise of an inspiring public speaker. This audiobook is a call to action." -- AudioFile Magazine
Editor's Note
Fighting voter suppression…
Stacey Abrams focuses on what she sees as one of the biggest challenges our nation, and democracy itself, faces: voter suppression. Relying on meticulous research, contributions from recognized scholars, and her own powerful story, Abrams lays out a plan to empower citizens to take back control of their rights and their country.
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams is an author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. After eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, Abrams became the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, where she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. She has founded multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at both the state and national levels; and she is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Abrams is the 2012 recipient of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award and the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States.
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Reviews for Our Time Is Now
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Every one should listen to this book who loves country
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Historically grounded and currently relevant this book should be required reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5so enlightening to gain a true understanding of voter suppression. an important read.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Mostly unsubstantiated opinion based on personal feelings. To bad she has a stage and can't use it in a positive way??♂️
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An inspiring story so well written. Stacey Abrams and folks like her are the future of democratic politics.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Most excellent, I took notes, and bookmarked a lot. I loved this book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must-read/listen. Abrams gives vivid insight into how voter suppression functions to oppress and specific calls to action for people who want to end it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book! Thoroughly explains the critical need to vote and how voter suppression happens and all the work Stacey Abrams is doing to combat it. She is a brilliant leader who is extremely valuable to this nation.