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'''Clay Cane''' is a [[journalist]], political commentator, radio host, and author of the New York Times Best Seller “The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump." (2024) <ref>{{cite book|title= The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump |date= January 30, 2024|isbn= 978-1728290225 |last1= Cane |first1= Clay |publisher= Sourcebooks}}</ref>His work covers cultural, political and social issues.
'''Clay Cane''' is a journalist, author, political commentator, and radio host. He is the author of ''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'' (2024)''.''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |title=The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump |last2=Books |first2=Lavette |date=2024-01-30 |publisher=Sourcebooks |isbn=978-1-7282-9022-5 |location=Naperville, Illinois |language=English}}</ref> Cane is also the host of ''The Clay Cane Show'' on [[SiriusXM Urban View]] channel 126.

==Early life and education==
Cane earned a bachelor's degree in English and African-American Studies from [[Rutgers University]]. He was a member of academic honor society [[Phi Beta Kappa]].


==Career==
==Career==
Cane is the co-editor and contributing writer of the 2012 anthology ''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home''. He also contributed to ''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community''.


In 2015, Cane created, directed and produced the BET.com original documentary ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church''. The film explored homophobia in the black church by tackling the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and religion, earning a 2016 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BET Receives GLAAD Award Nomination for Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church |url=https://www.bet.com/article/1xgu4h/bet-receives-glaad-nomination-for-holler-if-you-hear-me |access-date= 2024-03-11 |website=BET.com |language= en}}</ref>
A graduate from [[Rutgers University]], [[Phi Beta Kappa]], with a BA in English and African-American studies, Cane's commentary has been heard on [[MTV]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Fox News Channel|FOX]], [[VH1]], [[CNN]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/opinions/black-trump-supporter-fraud-scherie-murray-cane/index.html|title=Black Trump backers make his racial hypocrisy even more obvious|last=Cane|first=Clay|website=CNN|date=July 26, 2019|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatblackspeakers.com/author/claycane/|title=Clay Cane|website=Great Black Speakers|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> and he frequently appears on [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rawstory.com/trumpism-rick-tyler-both-sides/ | title='That's lunacy': MSNBC's Rick Tyler shutdown after claiming Biden and Trump are 'both sides of the same coin' | date=September 4, 2022 }}</ref>


Cane is the co-editor and contributing writer of the 2012 anthology ''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home''. He also contributed to ''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community''. In 2015, Cane created, directed and produced the BET.com original documentary ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church''. Premiering at [[NYU]] in November 2015, the film explored homophobia in the black church by tackling the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and religion. The film earned a 2016 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Journalism and a [[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award]] nomination for Best Television Documentary or Special. On February 24, 2016, [[The White House]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/white-house-screen-documentary-about-homophobia-black-church|title=White House to screen documentary about homophobia in the black church |publisher=MSNBC |date= February 23, 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref> featured Cane as a [[Black History Month]] speaker along with a screening of the documentary. Cane was also presented on a panel discussion, focused on the film, faith, and sexuality in the Black community.
Cane's commentary has been heard on [[MTV]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Fox News Channel|FOX]], [[VH1]], [[CNN]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/opinions/black-trump-supporter-fraud-scherie-murray-cane/index.html|title=Black Trump backers make his racial hypocrisy even more obvious|last=Cane|first=Clay|website=CNN.com |date= July 26, 2019| access-date= 2019-09-27}}</ref> and [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rawstory.com/trumpism-rick-tyler-both-sides/ | title='That's lunacy': MSNBC's Rick Tyler shutdown after claiming Biden and Trump are 'both sides of the same coin' | website= rawstory.com | publisher= | date= September 4, 2022 | accessdate=}}</ref> On February 24, 2016, [[The White House]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/white-house-screen-documentary-about-homophobia-black-church|title=White House to screen documentary about homophobia in the black church |publisher= | website=MSNBC.com |date= February 23, 2016|accessdate= February 23, 2016}}</ref> featured Cane as a [[Black History Month]] speaker along with a screening of the documentary. In 2017, he released ''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cane |first=Clay |title=Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race |date=2017-06-13 |publisher= Cleis Press |isbn=978-1-62778-218-0 |location=Jersey City, New Jersey |language= en}}</ref> In 2024, he released the ''New York Times'' bestseller<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 3, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/03/03/hardcover-nonfiction/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump''.


==Published works==
==Published works==
*''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'' (Sourcebooks, 2024)<ref>{{cite book|title=''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'' |date= January 30, 2024|isbn=978-1728290225 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Sourcebooks, Incorporated}}</ref>
*{{cite book|title=The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump |date= January 30, 2024|isbn=978-1728290225 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Sourcebooks, Incorporated}}
*''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race'' (Cleis Press, 2017)<ref>{{cite book|title=''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race'' |date= June 13, 2017|isbn=978-1627782180 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Start Publishing LLC}}</ref>
*{{cite book|title= Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race |date= June 13, 2017|isbn= 978-1627782180 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Start Publishing LLC}}
*''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home'' (Magnus, 2012)<ref>{{cite book|title=''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home'' |isbn=978-1936833153 |last1=Boykin |first1=Keith |year=2012 |publisher=Magnus Books }}</ref>
*{{cite book|title= For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home |isbn= 978-1936833153 |last1=Boykin |first1=Keith |year=2012 |publisher=Magnus Books }}
*''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community'' (Agate Bolden, 2013)<ref>{{cite book|title=''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community'' |isbn=978-1932841701 |last1=Gil l. Robertson |first1=IV |year=2013 |publisher=Agate }}</ref>
*{{cite book|title= Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community |isbn=978-1932841701 |first= Gil l. IV| last= Robertson |first1= |year= 2013 |publisher=Agate }}


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Latest revision as of 19:32, 24 September 2024

Clay Cane
BornUnited States
OccupationJournalist, author, television personality
EducationRutgers University
Notable worksThe Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump,
Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race,
Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church
Notable awardsNew York Festivals Radio 2022 Awards, GMAD's 2016 James Baldwin Revolutionary Award.

Clay Cane is a journalist, author, political commentator, and radio host. He is the author of The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump (2024).[1] Cane is also the host of The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Urban View channel 126.

Early life and education

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Cane earned a bachelor's degree in English and African-American Studies from Rutgers University. He was a member of academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

Career

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Cane is the co-editor and contributing writer of the 2012 anthology For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home. He also contributed to Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community.

In 2015, Cane created, directed and produced the BET.com original documentary Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church. The film explored homophobia in the black church by tackling the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and religion, earning a 2016 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Journalism.[2]

Cane's commentary has been heard on MTV, ABC, FOX, VH1, CNN,[3] and MSNBC.[4] On February 24, 2016, The White House[5] featured Cane as a Black History Month speaker along with a screening of the documentary. In 2017, he released Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race.[6] In 2024, he released the New York Times bestseller[7] The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump.

Published works

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  • Cane, Clay (January 30, 2024). The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump. Sourcebooks, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1728290225.
  • Cane, Clay (June 13, 2017). Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race. Start Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1627782180.
  • Boykin, Keith (2012). For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home. Magnus Books. ISBN 978-1936833153.
  • Robertson, Gil l. IV (2013). Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community. Agate. ISBN 978-1932841701.

References

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  1. ^ Cane, Clay; Books, Lavette (January 30, 2024). The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks. ISBN 978-1-7282-9022-5.
  2. ^ "BET Receives GLAAD Award Nomination for Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church". BET.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Cane, Clay (July 26, 2019). "Black Trump backers make his racial hypocrisy even more obvious". CNN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "'That's lunacy': MSNBC's Rick Tyler shutdown after claiming Biden and Trump are 'both sides of the same coin'". rawstory.com. September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "White House to screen documentary about homophobia in the black church". MSNBC.com. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Cane, Clay (June 13, 2017). Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race. Jersey City, New Jersey: Cleis Press. ISBN 978-1-62778-218-0.
  7. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 3, 2024". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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