by Sunny Hostin
First published 2020
Sunny Hostin grows up in South Bronx tenements where violence strikes close to home. She watches her uncle get stabbed in a bathroom and sees her best friend's father murdered outside a bodega. Born to teenage parents and raised in public housing, she fights her way out through scholarships and determination. She becomes an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington D.C., then a national reporter. When she gets the first call about Trayvon Martin's murder, her producers dismiss it as just a local story. She pushes back, knowing better. Now as an ABC News correspondent and co-host of The View, she uses her platform to spotlight social justice issues. Her biracial identity gives her a unique perspective on the space between black and white America. As a mother raising a black son, she understands the constant fear of police violence. This debut memoir weaves together her personal journey with the high-stakes cases she has covered as both prosecutor and journalist.
Genres: african-american, crime, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, journalism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, social-commentary
Setting: South Bronx, Washington D.C.
Period: 21st-century
Audio CD · HarperCollins Español on Dreamscape Audio
Content warnings: violence