On the Record

On The Record #102: Former National Securtiy Adviser Susan Rice and Tough Love

April Ryan
October 18, 2019

FILE - In this July 22, 2015 file photo, National Security Adviser Susan Rice participates in a briefing at the White House in Washington. Rice says America's top diplomatic and defense brass needs to become more diverse. Saying minorities still make up less than a fifth of senior U.S. diplomats, and less than 15 percent of top military and intelligence officials. But minorities are 40 percent of the population nationwide. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice talks about the current political environment and her new book, “Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For“.

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan