We think Mr. Phillips offers a key message for Unitarian Universalists, it helps us understand the importance of sharing our power with impacted folks, our potential role within the larger justice movement, and, most especially, some of the root causes of what we face when we advocate for a radically inclusive democracy.

Buy his book here at Bookshop.org, and stay in touch with Steve on X @StevePtweets and Instagram @democracyincolor

UUSJ is thrilled to announce a Zoom talk by New York Times bestselling author, columnist, and political commentator Steve Phillips about his new book How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.

We believe Phillips has informative insights to share with Unitarian Universalists.

Phillips’ first book, Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority, was a New York Times bestseller and established Phillips as a powerful national voice. He is also the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics, and the multicultural progressive New American Majority. Phillips is the host of “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips,” a color-conscious podcast on politics. He is a regular columnist for The Nation and The Guardian and has made appearances for the New York Times, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN. 

Phillips is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and practiced civil rights and employment law for many years. He lives in San Francisco.

In his new book, Phillips warns that the Confederates never stopped fighting the Civil War, that conservatives are taking full advantage of this reality, and that those in denial imperil our democracy. He then charts the way forward in the post-Trump era, arguing that progressives must recognize the true nature of the fight we’re in order to create a truly multiracial democracy and rid our politics of white supremacy, once and for all.