Steve Phillips (writer)

Steve Phillips is an American social critic, attorney and political activist. He is the founder of Democracy in Color, a multimedia platform on race and politics,[1] and the host of Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips, a color-conscious political podcast.[2]

Phillips is a New York Times bestselling author of three books on race and politics in the United States.[3] He is also a regular columnist for The Nation[4] and The Guardian,[5] and has published opinion pieces in The New York Times.[6] He has appeared on multiple national radio and television networks, including CNN, MSNBC, NBC, and C-SPAN. Phillips currently splits his time between San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Early life and education

Phillips was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He is a graduate of Stanford University and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.[7]

Career

San Francisco Board of Education

In 1992, at the age of 28, he became the youngest person ever elected to public office in San Francisco when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Education. He went on to serve as president of the Board of Education.[8]

Democracy in Color

Democracy in Color is a political media organization focused on political strategy and analysis at the intersection of race and politics.[9] Phillips founded Democracy in Color in 2016, and is the host of the Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips podcast.[10]

In July 2016, Democracy in Color organized the first-ever panel on women of color in politics at that year's Democratic National Convention.[11][12] In January 2017, Democracy in Color hosted the only Democratic National Committee Chair candidates forum focused on race and diversity.[13]

Democratic Party audit

In 2014, Phillips co-authored the first-ever audit of Democratic Party spending. He was named one of “America’s Top 50 Influencers” by Campaigns and Elections magazine.[14]

Books

Brown Is The New White

Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority made the New York Times[15] bestseller list in March 2016 and Washington Post [16] bestseller list in February 2016.[17]

How We Win the Civil War

How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good was published in October 2022 from New Press.[18] It was a Porchlight Books bestseller.[19]

Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?

Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America was published in April 2026 from New Press.[20] In the book, Phillips introduces a concept that he dubs "Straight White American Male Preference" or S.W.A.M.P.

Personal life

Phillips was married to the late social justice philanthropist Susan Sandler.[21]

In 2008, Phillips began competing in marathons in San Francisco, and has completed 22 of those runs.

References

  1. ↑ "Democracy in Color". Democracy in Color.
  2. ↑ "Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips". Democracy in Color.
  3. ↑ "Steve Phillips". The New Press.
  4. ↑ "Steve Phillips". Nation.
  5. ↑ "Steve Phillips". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Trump Wants to Make America White Again by Steve Phillips". The New York Times. February 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Steve (2016). Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority. The New Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1620971154.
  8. ↑ "Steve Phillips". Huffpost.
  9. ↑ "About Democracy in Color". Democracy in Color. 2022.
  10. ↑ "Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips". Democracy in Color.
  11. ↑ "Women of Color: Uniting the Party, Leading the Country". Soundcloud. 2016.
  12. ↑ "How Democrats learned to love identity politics". Vox. July 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Democratic Party Chair Candidates Forum". C-SPAN. January 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Campaigns & Elections Top 50 Influencer". Campaigns and Elections. October 2014.
  15. ↑ "New York Times, BOOKS - BEST SELLERS - Race and Civil Rights".
  16. ↑ "Washington Post bestsellers Feb. 14, 2016". Washington Post.
  17. ↑ "Brown Is the New White". The New Press.
  18. ↑ "How We Win the Civil War". The New Press.
  19. ↑ "March 2024 Nonfiction Bestsellers". Porchlight Books.
  20. ↑ "Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?". The New Press.
  21. ↑ Herndon, Astead W. (14 September 2020). "Progressive Donor Susan Sandler to Give $200 Million to Racial Justice Groups". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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