A More Perfect Party
The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
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When actress and singer Diahann Carroll opened the doors of her opulent Hollywood home to Shirley Chisolm and her guest list of Black Panther Party members, lauded musicians, political supporters and adversaries, Hollywood movers and shakers, and philanthropists, she knew they were in for a fabulous party. Chisolm worked the room, laughing, eating, and meeting with each guest to show how their respective fields were integral to her political success and the betterment of the United States. A More Perfect Party explores this unreal coming together of Diahann Carroll, Huey P. Newton, Goldie Hawn, Berry Gordy and more, and what their conversations tell us about our current political landscape. Zooming in on one integral conversation per chapter, this book highlights the gaps that today’s voters must address to challenge sluggish progress. Chisolm and Huey P. Newton talk voter turnout initiative for the Black Panthers. Chisolm encourages actress Goldie Hawn to take a confident, feminist stance against racism. Media mogul David Frost and Chisolm parse through media’s impact on the nation's calcified thinking that only white people and men are capable leaders.
A More Perfect Party is what happens when voters, donors, and kingmakers, step up and answer the call. Tolliver brings this forgotten event out of the margins of history to show curious voters of today the power of starting with their own interests to get involved politically and the pitfalls of sexism, racism, and fascism that stand in our way. By leveraging Chisholm's coalition blueprint, Black women candidates today can reach new political heights.
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- Feb 4, 2025
- Page Count
- 256 pages
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- Legacy Lit
- ISBN-13
- 9781538770221
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