{"product_id":"the-promise-we-broke-brandy-h-williams-9798295891762","title":"The Promise We Broke: Racism, Power, and the Cost of America's Unfinished Ideals","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery morning, millions of Americans stand, place their hands over their hearts, and recite the same promise: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The words are simple. The reality is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a nation continues to repeat a promise it has never fully kept?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this bold and unflinching work, Brandy H. Williams challenges the stories we tell ourselves about progress, merit, and equality-and exposes how systems of racism are not relics of the past, but active forces shaping everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom classrooms to courtrooms, from housing to hiring, this book reveals a truth many would rather avoid: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInequality is not accidental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is constructed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is maintained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is normalized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about what we already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about what we continue to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it asks a question that cannot be answered with silence: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the promise still matters-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat are we willing to do to make it real?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandy H. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295891762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandy H. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Brandy H. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874668392703,"sku":"9798295891762","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-promise-we-broke-brandy-h-williams-9798295891762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}