Dr. Eddie Connor is a best-selling author, international speaker, college professor, radio/TV correspondent, and conference host of Vision Summit. He is a survivor of stage 4 cancer and empowers people to overcome obstacles. Dr. Connor is the cousin of one of the world's most influential entertainers and musicians, the late legendary Prince. As an author of 11 best-selling books, Dr. Connor has been featured on BET, CBS, Ebony, FOX News, Jet, Lifetime TV, NBC, PBS, TCT, The Steve Harvey TV Show, The Tom Joyner Show, The Word Network, The Huffington Post, and USA Today. Dr. Connor was an empowerment speaker at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ MegaFest. He was featured in the acclaimed BET documentary, It Takes a Village to Raise Detroit. He also stars in the movie, Lady Luck…Too. Dr. Connor is the founder of the mentoring program, Boys 2 Books, which empowers young males via literacy, leadership, and life skills enrichment. The program became the impetus for President Barack Obama's, My Brother's Keeper initiative. Dr. Connor is a recipient of The President Barack Obama Volunteer Service Award and The President Barack Obama Lifetime Achievement Award from The White House. He is recognized as one of the Top 35 Millennial Influencers in America, listed in the Top 100 Leaders in Who's Who in Black Detroit, and named to Michigan Chronicle's Top 40 Under 40. As a sought after communicator and motivator, Dr. Connor speaks extensively at churches, colleges, and conferences by empowering and inspiring people to maximize their purpose. He grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and lives in Detroit, Michigan.
AmerICAN’T BREATHE is the 11th book from Best-Selling Author, College Professor, and Speaker Dr. Eddie Connor. Radical, relevant, revolutionary, riveting — AmerICAN’T BREATHE is the book that all Americans who care about the crisis in this country, race relations, and next steps for this nation will want to read!
In a polarizing time of social unrest and a nation gasping for change, AmerICAN’T BREATHE injects politics, prose, and prophecy into its pages.
In the spectrum of red, white, blue, and Black lives, this book breathes life into readers caught in the chasm of race in America. Provocative, personal, and poignant. Dr. Eddie Connor renders redress to the social construct of society, amplifying a clarion call for systemic change.
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