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With the success of politicians like stacy abrahms and grassroots activists like letatha brown, many have been wondering whether it would be a good idea for black americans in the northern states to move south. Charles blow is a star columnist for the new york times,. a visiting professor at yale and the author of a ful memoir, fire shut up in my bones. He says that if voting rights act and surise act still tis had happened, black people could control a large region of America. The last 90 years, every state in Ameriaca has been majority white but yet black people don't control any senate seats. Blow: "It's not radical. It

In this week's episode Charles Blow speaks to journalist Dele Olojede about the arguments in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. He argued that if enough African-Americans move south, the demographic balance in the Southern States will be tipped in favour of Black voters and politicians. His new home state of Georgia – he practises what he preaches and left Brooklyn for Atlanta – recently voted for a Democrat presidential candidate and two Democratic Senate candidates, one of whom became the first Black senator in the state’s history. The growing African-American population in Georgia was pivotal in these votes, Blow believes. To find out more and buy the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-charles-m-blow-subscribers/

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