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Steve Phillips
Website
www.stevephillips.com

Steve Phillips is a New York Times bestselling author. He is the host of "Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips," a color-conscious political podcast, and founder of Democracy in Color, a multimedia platform on race and politics. Phillips is also a regular columnist for The Nation and The Guardian, and has published opinion pieces in The New York Times. 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.

Career

Public office

In 1992 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.

Democracy in Color

Democracy in Color is a political media organization focused on political strategy and analysis at the intersection of race and politics.

Phillips founded Democracy in Color in 2016. He is the host of "Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips" podcast.

In 2016, Democracy in Color organized the first-ever panel on women of color in politics at the Democratic National Convention. In January 2017, Democracy in Color hosted the only DNC chair candidates forum focused on race and diversity.

Other

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

Books

Brown Is The New White

His book Brown Is the New White made the New York Times bestseller list in March 2016 and Washington Post bestseller list in February 2016.

How We Win the Civil War

His book How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good was published in October 2022 from New Press.

Personal life

In 2008, Phillips began competing in marathons in San Francisco and has completed 20 marathons. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, the heiress Susan Sandler.

References

  1. "Steve Phillips". The New Press.
  2. "Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips". Democracy in Color.
  3. "Democracy in Color". Democracy in Color.
  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". Center for American Progress.
  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. 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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