PositiveLos Angeles Review of Books...a collection of 13 extensive essays with adept use of personal accounts and historical insight ... The collection begins with the highly personal \'Letter to a Young Man\' ... Using his own life as a backdrop for an analysis of sexism, Powell conveys the intimate details of his relationships with women ... Using a keen analysis of the elections of Barack Obama and the subsequent election of Donald J. Trump along with life lessons...My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man. brings America to bear with itself by telling the naked truth ... Kevin Powell examines a salient mix of tough subjects such as race, poverty, and sexual violence with a passion and sensitivity that few writers of his generation can match.
