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On September 18th, APB's Wil Haygood will release his highly anticipated new book, Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing. A story about underdogs, poverty, triumph and togetherness, Tigerland focuses on the unification of a racially divided city and students striving to honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy.

In his new book What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?, Juan Williams addresses President Donald Trump’s negative portrayal of immigrants and other marginalized groups. Says Williams: "My new book is a response to Trump’s insulting question to black voters: "What the hell do you have to lose?" Trump portrayed blacks and immigrants as criminals and threats to American jobs to stir his base of white voters. This book calls out his lies and racism. And with vivid stories from the heroic civil rights movement, I make it clear what Americans of all races have to lose thanks to Trump’s race-baiting."

Former President of Ireland, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and APB speaker Mary Robinson has joined forces with comedian, author, actor and New York Times columnist Maeve Higgins to create a new climate change podcast called Mothers of Invention.

The highly anticipated docuseries Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story produced by Jay Z and featuring APB's Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, premiers July 30th on the Paramount Network.

An Oscar nominated screenwriter, speaker Allison Schroeder recently co-wrote the screenplay for the new Disney movie Christopher Robin. Highly anticipated, the film follows "Christopher Robin," now an adult, as he and childhood friend "Winnie the Pooh" return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Touching on themes of friendship and appreciating life's simple pleasures, the movie will not only draw new fans, but will strike a chord with the generation that grew up with this classic tale.

This November 6th, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. How will our votes shape America’s future? How can we find common ground across a growing political divide? Check out our votes for top midterm election speakers.

APB speakers Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, parents of the late Trayvon Martin, were recognized at the VH1 Trailblazer Honors. Since their son’s death, both parents have been dedicated to to transforming tragedy into social change. They work to make a difference through the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the Trayvon Martin Foundation. 

Learn which of our thought provoking APB speakers have gathered large podcast followings this year!

Wil Haygood, New York Times best-selling author of The Butler and Showdown will be presenting his much-anticipated new book, Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing to incoming first year Miami University (Ohio) students weeks in advance of its national release.

“Incidents like these bring background dynamics of bias into bold relief,” says Howard Ross about the recent incident that prompted Starbucks to close 8,000 of its stores for a day of implicit bias training for over 175,000 employees.