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just_jane 's review for:
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
This is an excellent collection of some of Coates’ essays over the over the past eight years, along with current commentary from him. I found the essays, like his other work that I’ve read, very well-written, thoughtful, direct, and I appreciate that he pulls no punches in his bleak assessment of white supremacy in the US. Having also read Cornel West’s critique, I think he has some valid points as well. My biggest criticism is that Coates completely ignores the role that sexism and patriarchy played in the 2016 election. I don’t disagree with his assessment of the central role that race played, but I think he misses the relevance of gender as well. My main takeaway is that I need to read more women writers of color.