A New York Times and Washington Post bestseller, Brown Is the New White is 'a slim yet jam-packed call to action' (Booklist) for the Democratic Party and the progressive movement, 'a detailed, data-driven illustration of the rapidly-increasing number of racial minorities in America' (NBC News) with revolutionary implications for U.S. politics. One of our nation's top thought leaders on race and politics, Steve Phillips draws on extensive research and political experience to show how people of color and progressive whites already add up to a new majority, '[making] a compelling argument for prioritizing people of color in campaign design' (Publishers Weekly). A book brimming with urgency and hope, Brown Is the New White illuminates a path forward to seize the opportunity created by the demographic revolution. Updated to reflect a broad range of new data and analysis gleaned from the presidential election season, as well as an updated assessment of Republican electoral challenges in the

Author Biography

Steve Phillips became the youngest person ever elected to public office in San Francisco and went on to serve as president of the Board of Education. He is a co-founder of PowerPAC.org, a social justice organization that conducted the largest independent voter mobilization efforts backing Barack Obama, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris. In 2014, he co-authored the first-ever audit of Democratic Party spending and was named one of "America's Top 50 Influencers" by Campaigns & Elections. He has appeared on multiple national radio and television networks, including NBC, CNN, Fox News, and TV One. He was a featured speaker at the City Club of Cleveland in 2014, and his address on race and politics was nationally broadcast on C-SPAN. He holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from Hastings College of the Law.