One sentence summary
Candace Owens’ “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation” provides a roadmap for African Americans to exit from the political, economic, and social traps from the Democratic party.
Book genre
This book is a political-philosophical non-fiction book.
Main topic of the book
The main topic of the book is the power vested in the Democratic Party by African-Americans in the United States and how to reclaim this power by making a “Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation.”
Key ideas
- The Democratic Party has perpetuated cycles of poverty, welfare dependence, and underachievement among African Americans. Owens shows how the Democratic party perpetuates discrimination against African Americans by trapping them in cycles of poverty, welfare dependence, and the institutionalization of underachievement.
- Black empowerment should be focused on individual responsibility and upward mobility. Owens emphasizes that true black empowerment should go beyond public policy and focus on individual responsibility and upward mobility to create real solutions, rather than just identity politics.
- Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. Owens argues that true social justice should focus on equal opportunities for everyone, rather than an insistence on equal outcomes.
Main parts of the book and a short summary
- Part I: The Land of False Promises – In this part, Owens expounds upon the false promises made by the Democratic party and the resulting cycles of poverty and marginalization experienced by African Americans.
- Part II: The Real American Dream – This part focuses on how individual responsibility, hard work, upward mobility, and entrepreneurship can become a reality for African Americans by rejecting the Democratic Party’s handouts.
- Part III: Ain’t Gonna Play Uncle Sam’s Fool No More – This part focuses on the need for Black Americans to end their political dependence on the Democrats by embracing entrepreneurship and individual accountability.
- Part IV: Footprints in the Sand – Owens draws on her own experiences with the positive impact that entrepreneurship can have and offers guidance to aspiring African American business entrepreneurs.
- Part V: Reclaiming Our Destiny – In the final part, Owens shares her own success story as a role model for aspiring African American entrepreneurs and then offers a plan for Black Americans to reclaim their destiny beyond the dependency of the Democratic Party.
Key takeaways
By reading Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation, readers will learn:
- How the Democratic Party has perpetuated cycles of poverty, welfare dependence, and underachievement among African Americans and how to reclaim this power by making a “Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation.”
- The importance of individual responsibility and upward mobility as a means of achieving true black empowerment and real solutions, rather than just identity politics.
- The importance of equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome, for achieving true social justice.
- Various strategies for aspiring African-American business entrepreneurs, drawing off the author’s own success story.
Author’s background and qualifications
Candace Owens is a political commentator and an activist best known for her unwavering support for President Donald Trump. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, and raised in Jamaica, Queens, she graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in journalism and political science. Owens is the founder and CEO of Degree180, a creative marketing agency, host of the podcast The Candace Owens Show, and author of the book Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation.
Target audience
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation is intended for African-American readers, especially those who are looking to escape the political, economic, and social traps set by the Democratic party. It is also a great resource for all readers interested in learning more about the current state of African-American social, economic, and political power.
Publisher and first publication date
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation was published in May 2021 by Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.