Bakari Sellers made history in 2006 when, at just twenty-two years old, he defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent state representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. In 2014 he was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in the state of South Carolina. Sellers is a CNN political analyst. In 2020 he was named to Time magazine’s 40 Under 40 list. Sellers is also a practicing attorney who fights to give a voice to the voiceless. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and children.

“Toni Morrison once said, ‘The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction.’ In The Moment, Bakari Sellers brilliantly and precisely cuts through the noise of the calculated, well-financed, and relentless campaign by conservative media, think tanks, and politicians to end the post-George Floyd 'racial reckoning' and reverse the civil rights victories of the past fifty years. This is a must-read!”  — Joy-Ann Reid, New York Times bestselling author and host of MSNBC's The ReidOut“The truth hurts. The truth also heals as evidenced in The Moment, Bakari Sellers’ timely examination of institutional white nationalism, black resistance and resilience, and the political and media players who are determined to keep the status quo for fear of losing their privileged roles in a rapidly changing, multi-complexioned America." — Charlamagne tha God"Bakari Sellers takes the baton his father, Cleveland Sellers passed to him and makes ferocious social justice strides with his new book, The Moment. In crisp language and stellar reporting, Bakari takes us through why the recent 'racial reckoning' after the uproar of George Floyd's murder was not only the briefest in American history, but also why that brevity was not accidental. This is essential reading." — Angela Rye"In The Moment, Bakari Sellers manages to capture the frustration and struggles felt by those who are dedicated to fighting inequality while offering hope for the future. The book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the evolution of the civil rights movement as well as the political, social, and economic obstacles that prevent racial progress."   — Michael Harriot, author of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of AmericaAn urgent, astute synthesis of many hard truths...'Spanning the Civil War and the civil rights eras,' writes Sellers, 'this country has experienced two reconstructions followed by a white supremacist pushback against each,' and the author links this to post-Obama voter suppression. 'The supporters of white supremacist philosophy—whether they be Donald Trump, Jesse Watters, Megyn Kelly, Mitch McConnell, or others—want to maintain all the power.' In impressively concise fashion, Sellers makes a host of pertinent arguments crisply and effectively, disturbingly documenting the overtness of efforts to maintain structural racism across the country. — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Brother Bakari Sellers is determined to look past the many distractions of our public discourse to see the potential for an America that works for all of us. In this book he not only shines a light on the lies that are being used to divide Americans; he offers real hope that this moment might be the beginning of a Third Reconstruction.” — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, author of White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

Bakari Sellers made history in 2006 when, at just twenty-two years old, he defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent state representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. In 2014 he was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in the state of South Carolina. Sellers is a CNN political analyst. In 2020 he was named to Time magazine’s 40 Under 40 list. Sellers is also a practicing attorney who fights to give a voice to the voiceless. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and children.

“Toni Morrison once said, ‘The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction.’ In The Moment, Bakari Sellers brilliantly and precisely cuts through the noise of the calculated, well-financed, and relentless campaign by conservative media, think tanks, and politicians to end the post-George Floyd 'racial reckoning' and reverse the civil rights victories of the past fifty years. This is a must-read!”  — Joy-Ann Reid, New York Times bestselling author and host of MSNBC's The ReidOut“The truth hurts. The truth also heals as evidenced in The Moment, Bakari Sellers’ timely examination of institutional white nationalism, black resistance and resilience, and the political and media players who are determined to keep the status quo for fear of losing their privileged roles in a rapidly changing, multi-complexioned America." — Charlamagne tha God"Bakari Sellers takes the baton his father, Cleveland Sellers passed to him and makes ferocious social justice strides with his new book, The Moment. In crisp language and stellar reporting, Bakari takes us through why the recent 'racial reckoning' after the uproar of George Floyd's murder was not only the briefest in American history, but also why that brevity was not accidental. This is essential reading." — Angela Rye"In The Moment, Bakari Sellers manages to capture the frustration and struggles felt by those who are dedicated to fighting inequality while offering hope for the future. The book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the evolution of the civil rights movement as well as the political, social, and economic obstacles that prevent racial progress."   — Michael Harriot, author of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of AmericaAn urgent, astute synthesis of many hard truths...'Spanning the Civil War and the civil rights eras,' writes Sellers, 'this country has experienced two reconstructions followed by a white supremacist pushback against each,' and the author links this to post-Obama voter suppression. 'The supporters of white supremacist philosophy—whether they be Donald Trump, Jesse Watters, Megyn Kelly, Mitch McConnell, or others—want to maintain all the power.' In impressively concise fashion, Sellers makes a host of pertinent arguments crisply and effectively, disturbingly documenting the overtness of efforts to maintain structural racism across the country. — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Brother Bakari Sellers is determined to look past the many distractions of our public discourse to see the potential for an America that works for all of us. In this book he not only shines a light on the lies that are being used to divide Americans; he offers real hope that this moment might be the beginning of a Third Reconstruction.” — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, author of White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy