Queens of the Resistance: Maxine Waters: A Biography

Jones, Brenda; Trotman, Krishan

ISBN 10: 0593189876 / ISBN 13: 9780593189870

Published by Plume Books, 2020

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0593189876I4N10

Synopsis:

Reclaim your time with a gifty, beautifully illustrated celebration of Representative Maxine Waters. Part of the Queens of the Resistance series] After four years of a cheating, racist, xenophobic administration, 2020 will be one of the most important and exciting elections of our era. With a record-breaking 127 women serving in Congress after the historic 2018 midterm elections, and a watershed of six women running for president, it's time to celebrate, ladies] Let's dance. The Queens of the Resistance series will proclaim the glory of some of our most beloved women in Congress: Maxine Waters, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren, and Nancy Pelosi, to be published simultaneously. Long-serving, meme-inspiring, time-reclaiming Congresswoman Maxine Waters deserves our praise and so much more. An acolyte of legends including Shirley Chisholm, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Rep. Waters has forged a path for a new generation of people of colour in politics. As the authors put it: 'lovingly dubbed 'Auntie Maxine' because she is nobody's grandma... She is the firebrand of politics who brought the activism of the 20th century kicking and screaming into the 21st, paving the road to freedom for future generations because 'we have a lot of work to do.'' Proud, dedicated, and unapologetic, Waters inspires us to do that work. In a fun and substantive fusion of narrative and illustrations, every book in the Queens of the Resistance series will appeal to the broad, diverse, intergenerational audience that reflects the backgrounds of the game-changing politicians they celebrate. The series is as much an ode to the women as it is a celebration of the people's rebellion against a long and tired patriarchy, and a celebration of a new government that represents the diverse identity of the American people in a way it never has before.

About the Author: Brenda Jones is best known for her fifteen-year tenure as communications director for an icon of American politics, Rep. John Lewis. All of his published opinions, statements, and speeches, ranging from his introductions of U.S. presidents, to commencement addresses delivered to the Ivy League, and those celebrating his transformative civil rights legacy were penned by Brenda Jones during that time. She collaborated with him on his book, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America, which won an NAACP Image Award. She has also worked in commercial television news and public broadcasting.

Krishan Trotman is the co-author of the Queens of the Resistance series and Vice President, Publisher of Legacy Lit, an imprint at Hachette Book Group in New York. She was recently celebrated in the New York Times and Essence magazine as one of the few African American publishing executives. New York magazine called her as one of Publishing's New Power Club, and she's been featured in Salon, Shondaland, Cheddar TV, MSN, and more. She has committed over fifteen years to publishing books by and about multicultural voices and social justice. Throughout her career, she has proudly worked with leaders and trailblazers on this frontier such as John Lewis, Stephanie Land, Malcolm Nance, Zerlina Maxwell, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Al Roker, Ed Gordon, Lindy West, and other dynamic celebrity and bestselling authors. She is the self-described Beyoncé of Books, and mom to her son Bleu.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Queens of the Resistance: Maxine Waters: A ...
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket