Reassessing the racial reckoning of 2020

Reassessing the Racial Reckoning of 2020

The culture wars and progressive excesses of the past decade may have contributed to Donald Trump's second presidency.

A recent book, Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams, explores this topic, focusing on the racial "reckoning" of 2020.

The issues remain relevant today, and we need a reckoning with the reckoning.

Williams, born to a Black father and a white mother, has written about transcending racial identity, sparking controversy with his latest work.

Autor's summary: Racial reckoning of 2020 reassessed.

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Newsday Newsday — 2025-11-05